7 Dec
With Upmann and Partagas factories closed, I was fortunate to arrange a visit on short notice for the group to La Corona factory through a good friend. Happy to greet Inalvis, Omar and Fidel, a great Salomones roller who showed us his skills. Next day it was off to visit Hector Luis and Miguel Read more…
4 Dec
The only memorable thing about the half day spent in Varadero waiting for Andreas to land there was the great lunch served by my friend chef Lazaro at Paladar Salsa Suarez and the 2 hrs spent chilling at the roof terrace of Villa Xanadu later. All dishes at Salsa Suarez were magnificent, the octopus Read more…
30 Nov
Back from a few weeks in Havana and the Vuelta Abajo where I met the Canadian friends there for the Partagas Encuentro and we had a cigar filled time. It was fun as always but also quite a busy time as I took friends there who had not been to Cuba before and showed Read more…
