21 Mar
My friend Yannick was kind enough to invite me to a high calibre tasting of the 2015 Punch Suiza Edicion Regional at LCDH Quinta y 16. High calibre it was with many renowned Swiss merchants and Intertabak representatives attending as well as a very well known Cuban contingent and selected Aficionados from Switzerland and Italy. Read more…
20 Mar
Nothing new under the sun. Has been like this for the last 10 years I’ve been travelling here. This is what Havana is all about. Especially when you have good folks around you. Folks you only get to see once a year. For a crazy week. During the Festival. Days full of cigars, rum Read more…
18 Mar
It’s dangerous enough to open your cigar caddy in Havana around friends – but you open it with Reza around and you can expect the contents to be immediately “socialised” … no defence admitted. Having Reza and Jose from El Laguito over at my Casa I passed the two cigars from MRN’s vintage tasting to Read more…
17 Mar
Nothing new under the sun. Has been like this for the last 10 years I’ve been travelling here. This is what Havana is all about. Especially when you have good folks around you. Folks you only get to see once a year. For a crazy week. During the Festival. Days full of cigars, rum and Read more…
16 Mar
There was a very keen interest in participating in this very exclusive smoking of two pristine rare boxes from the collection of famed Hong Kong collector and author Min Ron Nee in Havana. Fortunately I had brought an extra 15 rare vintage sticks which I would put to good use sharing them in Cuba with Read more…
15 Mar
I happened to be visiting El Laguito and was in the office having a conversation when a friend of Jose arrived carrying several signed copies of a book leading the charts at this year’s Feria del Libro book fair at La Cabaña fortress. Reto a la Soledad or “Challenge to Solitude”. The excitement and pride Read more…
14 Mar
Special humidors for 2015 : Although reserved last November, none were taken. Nino Update 18.03.15 : I believe the above expresses my opinion quite clearly – I won’t buy these special humidors. For several reasons that I won’t get into detail here. My friend Keith from lights, sirens and cigars has more patience Read more…
