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…
7 Dec
This event was arranged by the Canadian group and we held it at the Casa particular in Vedado I was staying, Orchid Mansion. Rob very generously brought a box of La Flor de Cano ER UK and a bottle of Irish Teeling single grain whiskey, a very smooth and buttery drink that was perfect Read more…
6 Dec
I have been following Jose Ernesto’s progress with pride and I am always impressed at his energy and vitality as well as the rapid expansion pace of his small enterprise. It’s not that small nowadays and even the newly taken premises are getting small – he plans to expand the building he currently works Read more…
5 Dec
Ok, you may skip this post – after all : Andreas, fun, cigars and booze …. what else is new, right ?? Be it at the pharmacy here in the village or in the big city Havana.. Well, for one he managed to escape for a week, two it was really great having him Read more…
5 Dec
A few more pictures that could not be catalogued but I thought should be included in the blog. The first 6 are of an amazing, not yet 15 year old photographer, Yanela, from the countryside having her first exhibition in Havana at Quinta de los Molinos which I had the pleasure to visit. She 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…
3 Dec
With Partagas and H.Upmann factories closed and EL undergoing an external audit, it was hard to visit any factories in Havana. Through a good friend I was able to arrange for a visit of La Corona at a moments notice for our group. Particularly happy to greet good friends there such as Inalvis and Read more…
