Flying Cigar – A Cigar Travel Blog

Having seen pictures of what I can only describe as works of art, that are used to house cigars, I was really looking forward to our trip to the Humidores Habana workshops. Going by the quality of work I had seen before arriving, I was expecting a reasonably modern building with some fairly tricky pieces Read more…

Another great trip highlight was the visit to Humidores Habana and meeting up with Jose Ernesto, Pablo and all the good staff there. Jose Ernesto and Pablo took a few hours showing us around and explaining the progress to David and Jan – a progress that became more evident and could be strongly felt after Read more…

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…

During this trip, we paid a few visits to the ever expanding Humidores Habana workplace, the energetic guys and expert craftsmen behind the inspiration and passion of Jose Ernesto Aguilera, the artist and creator of it all. It was inspiring to see what private enterprise and professionalism can achieve, especially under difficult conditions. The place Read more…

One of the reasons for my visit to Havana was to have the lids of my Ramon Allones humidor repaired from some very small imperfections and while I was there also to check on the progress of two new humidors that Frank and I have commissioned. After Pablo picked up the lids the first day, Read more…

  No, nothing gastronomically here to review, no new restaurant or paladar – if Tapas is your thing. Tapas means cover(s) in Spanish. And neither about wearing a coat although it was cold enough in Havana the first week to freeze one’s ass off. The Tapas are the covers of both my and Frank’s Ramon Read more…

  My Cuban routine is to spend time with my friends there, as much as possible. The rollers, the tabaqueros, the tobacco planters, the shopkeepers and the humidor artists. So it was a pleasure to meet up with Jose Ernesto Aguilera, his assistant Alex and his team again and see the work in progress as Read more…