Tag Archives: Rob Fox

2012/08 – The View From Outside

27 Aug

Annual Big ANS 2012 Here is a nice & interesting write-up and pictures by Rob Fox on : www.jamesfox.ie/blog/?p=542 of our annual Big ANS week-end. Rob Fox   And the review of the MRN 1930’s SOL Aromosos Imperiales that I smoked with David McGrane the last day : www.jamesfox.ie/blog/?p=617#more-617 Thank you Rob and David for Read more…

2012/08 – 1930’s SOL Aromosos Imperiales Review

21 Aug

1930’s SOL Aromosos Imperiales I had the pleasure to smoke a 1930’s SOL Aromosos Imperiales from the box that MRN sent to fellow blogger Robert “Montehiba” : www.cigarjournal.co/index.php/us/home/725-apackagefromhongkong and whose history and background can be seen here : skydrive.live.com/?cid=9881abe0b974828f&id=9881ABE0B974828F!472 Robert and I have been in contact for years and I was very happy that my Read more…

2012/08 – The Big ANS Week-End : Day Three

21 Aug

Wörrstadt vineyards   Day Three / 19.08.2012 Walking in the shade to the next village of Rommersheim, dodging people mad enough to participate in a Triathlon when it was already 35 C at 0930 hrs, we met at Herve’s Chez RW for a excellent breakfast cum brunch. All of us enjoyed fine cigars and relaxed Read more…

2012/08 – The Big ANS Week-End : Day Two

20 Aug

Breakfast Day Two – Picture by Astrid PielRoja   Day Two / 18.08.2012 Day Two – the Saturday. After a leisurely breakfast and 60’s Nectares Nr 2 courtesy of David, I took my friends to visit the winery down from our place where Inge and I buy our wine. www.guttandin.de We received a very warm Read more…

2012/08 – The Big ANS Week-End : Day One

20 Aug

Welcome lunch at Schloss Vollrads after arrival Some of the friends attending Cigars   Day One / 17.08.2012 We celebrated our annual big cigar meeting last week-end. Words cannot describe the pleasure of meeting good and trusted friends coming over to share our pharmacy meeting. It was an impressively delightful time – that regrettably was Read more…

2012/04 – Cuba – The Cigar Bowl II

12 Apr

Cigar Bowl II and Hoyo from 2000 / Havana March 2012 April 2012 The second edition of a by now classic baseball match of Cuban rollers and tobacco industry people vs a bunch of International cigar merchants and plain cigar lovers. A private event initiated and sponsored by the Fox Bros of Ireland, Rob and Read more…

2012/04 – Cuba – Fox Bros. Partagas 1972 Tasting

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…