30 Jun
Back from a very relaxing, intense and highly interesting trip to Havana and Cuba. All went better than expected and I was able to combine the more productive aspects of the trip in Havana with soothing days at the beach and the tobacco fields of San Juan y Martinez. It was such a great Read more…
8 Oct
The idea of a “joint” tasting came to me when I read a review of a Reynaldo custom rolled cigar from the Hostal Conde de Villanueva, the Elephant foot, truly a monster, in a fellow German blogger’s site, Don Alexandro. So I contacted Alex and suggested we meet at the pharmacy to do a Read more…
26 Sep
My overnight bag is packed. We, Frank, Jos and I are off to Switzerland tomorrow for a reunion with our friend Wolfgang who shared the Festival in Havana this year with the Portmann group and a visit to our friend Mr Portmann and his sons. Dinner will be a classy affair in St. Gallen Read more…
29 Jul
Reid’s Custom Rolled Habanos July 2012 I’ve been enjoying a fantastic and very exclusive selection of cigars by definitely the best present day rollers of Havana, courtesy of a fellow cigar lover and friend, Reid from Virginia. Granted, some well-known names are missing here like La China, Hamlet, Juanita and Yolanda, but this line-up Read more…
16 Jun
Taboada Corona June 2012 Lazy afternoon in the village. Good lunch of wok cooked spicy beef noodles by my wife and then off to my Cafe. Took a 2010 Taboada Corona custom rolled with me to enjoy. And enjoy I did ! Fantastic construction was to be expected – it comes from the hands Read more…
3 Feb
LGC Immensos LGC Immensos – February 2011 A very nice evening just the two of us in the office. We had the newly arrived LGC Immensos, a very mild and elegant smoke, good to the last puff, never boring, always impressing and truly good despite of its young age. Both Andreas and I agreed Read more…
22 Jan
BHK 56′ Custom rolled sticks arriving from the land of big lakes and permanent snow January 2011 I wanted to evaluate some of the BHK’s received last year with Andreas and Bernhard. While the overall quality has been outstanding, I had 3 “duds” from a batch I received last July, so I wanted to make sure Read more…
