17 Jun
It was a daily routine/ritual that I am happy we all enjoyed – a morning cigar and possibly the best cafecito in town at the Partagas VIP smoking lounge. Grecia, Odalys, Heriberto, La China and all staff would be very welcoming and we would plan the day’s activities over a good cigar. The lounge was Read more…
27 Sep
Next time I hear the pope is visiting Havana I will cancel my trip there. Too many places were closed due to his visit, like my favourite night-spot Espacios and many others, and we are talking closed for a week, not just for the 2 days the pope spent in Havana. Even the fishermen could Read more…
22 Mar
Another one of those nights that start “official” and end private among friends. The Partagas LCDH held a reception during the Festival week and I met some of the usual suspects there after saying hello to Grecia, Odalys and Leopoldina. A few Cuba libres with the guys, a truly international band really, and we decided Read more…
5 Dec
I’ll start my posts with a gallery of the special humidors that were shown during the 27-th Encuentro de Amigos de Partagas in Nov. 2014. We happened to be smoking a cigar at the Casa Partagas when the humidors arrived and Grecia, Hamlet and Angel Miranda were so kind to unpack them and let Read more…
2 Dec
I arrived in Havana on the 26-th of October. The next day I met a German couple for Mojitos on the pool terrace of the Saratoga and laughed at their stories from their first day in Havana. They had arrived with me on the same flight and planned to tour Cuba the hard way, on Read more…
2 Apr
Partagas 109 Seleccion Fox Nr 1 Knappogue Castle Single Malt Whiskey Havana, 28 Febr. 2012 Sponsored and organized by the Fox Brothers, Rob and Stuart, renowned cigar merchants in Dublin and London : www.jjfox.co.uk/blog/ www.jamesfox.ie/page.html?id=2&zenid=n59vdves3n6t2t5skqcejgnr06 and “instigators” of the now classic baseball match Cuban rollers vs International Cigar Nuts. This video shows the fun that was had Read more…
12 Feb
A friend posted this link to the Cuban Prensa Latina news-service : www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=476518&Itemid=1 The news item refers to the upcoming Partagas Festival in April and November and gives some general information by Habanos SA on the brand and dates of the event. The funny thing is the picture they chose for the article …. : Read more…
