11 Apr
Nothing like blue skies and warm temperatures to travel around Europe and enjoy the best the old Continent has to offer. Early April, during Easter, I decided to travel up to eastern Germany and visit some family residing near Dresden. Nothing better to do on a quiet Easter Saturday than visit Leipzig which has undergone Read more…
28 Mar
Always a pleasure to meet my old friend Ziqui, a Chinese businessman residing for more than a decade in Havana and to share his passion for cigars and having a few hours of good conversation. We have met both in Havana and in Beijing and share some funny adventures and good times over the last Read more…
19 Mar
Another highlight in Havana and another smoking proof that well stored aged cigars can deliver impressive smoking pleasure. John DeCosta of Cigar Sanctum was kind enough to invite to a tasting of Partagas Bohemios from the 1930’s/40’s at his Casa two blocks away from mine and there gathered the usual suspects. In his introduction John Read more…
18 Mar
It’s dangerous enough to open your cigar caddy in Havana around friends – but you open it with Reza around and you can expect the contents to be immediately “socialised” … no defence admitted. Having Reza and Jose from El Laguito over at my Casa I passed the two cigars from MRN’s vintage tasting to Read more…
16 Mar
There was a very keen interest in participating in this very exclusive smoking of two pristine rare boxes from the collection of famed Hong Kong collector and author Min Ron Nee in Havana. Fortunately I had brought an extra 15 rare vintage sticks which I would put to good use sharing them in Cuba with Read more…
13 Mar
Here’s the second part of my 2015 Havana gallery. Another superb vintage tasting, this time at my Miramar neighbour’s John De Costa’s casa. We smoked 1930’s Partagas Bohemios that were still very much alive and kicking, spicy and impressive. This was also the venue for John’s Cigar Sanctum launch party – beautiful hand-made Partagas Read more…
12 Mar
It’s been five days since I arrived back home from yet another Havana – Festival Del Habano trip and as always I’ve had to air my lungs and cure the usual stubborn cough and running nose souvenir – funny how everybody gets a cold in Havana …. Before I start posting in detail on Read more…
