Flying Cigar – A Cigar Travel Blog

One of the high points of Patty’s & Ute’s visit to Cuba would be visiting Humidores Habana and meeting with Jose Ernesto, Pablo and Alex as well as getting a tour and in-depth details on the work done by this famed and dedicated workshop. Patty being a jewellery designer and manufacturer herself was immediately attracted Read more…

Frank joined me for the last week in Havana and with the Festival just about to begin the city was filled with familiar faces of friends gathering to celebrate the 50-th Anniversary of Cohiba during the 18-th Festival del Habano. In fact so many people were attending this event that there was a waiting list Read more…

It’s not just the cigar enthusiasts flying in for the Festival and the 50-th Cohiba Anniversary that were in massive attendance this year – looks like everybody plus his grandmother and third cousins are invading Cuba and specially Havana these days fearing a sudden change that will take years or decades to come. I had Read more…

We sure had more than two fingers of good rum a day – specially at Cuba Pasion, the cigar lounge and paladar run by Emrah a block up from the Habana Libre hotel. He generously supplied us with some great rums for us to taste while smoking our cigars in the lovely and breezy terrace Read more…

Last month in Havana, Andreas Stachl from Casa La Corona in Rapperswil and Uster was kind enough to invite me to a tasting event he organized at the La Guarida terrace. We had met both at Hector Luis, the beach and about town and it was a very kind invitation that I gladly accepted, the Read more…

Along with some Brazilian friends interested in cigars that we had met at the Partagas cigar lounge we dropped by La Corona factory and were granted a tour through its extensive rolling halls ( galeras ) and sorting/banding/boxing rooms. La Corona is actually one of the best factories to visit as it offers all cigar Read more…

Some impressions of my trip to the island. It was a relaxing trip – nice and almost boringly quiet. While it was great to be back again, drawbacks are starting to appear due to increased tourism, exploding prices and the low euro exchange rate. More detailed posts will follow on activities, visits, cigar tastings and Read more…