Flying Cigar – A Cigar Travel Blog

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…

It was pleasure to share time and fun with my Canadian friends Keith and John and more so to meet their lovely partners for the first time. We had a cigar breakfast over at my Casa as well as the customary visit to the Lung Kong society for the elderly where we could see the Read more…

The day before we left to spend a few days at Hector Luis’ farm Cuban friends informed us of the Paris terror attacks. Yannick and I were totally disconnected from information in Havana so we decided to spend an hour the next day at the Melia Cohiba cigar lounge to watch the terrible news with 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…

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…

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…