2011/11 – Back from Cuba
23 Nov
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| El Laguito |
Nov. 2011
Back from Cuba after 5 weeks – thousands of pictures and many impressions in my backpack.
I’ll decompress and sort out the notes and the memory cards.
Expect reports and pictures on a pre-release tasting for the RyJ Gran Reserva blend, visits to El Laguito and La Corona factories, a monthly cigar dinner at the Melia Cohiba, visits to the tobacco plantations and the next face of Cuban tobacco, Sr Hector Luis Prieto as well as Hirochi Robaina, smoking cigars with North Koreans and the poetic justice of Chinese being out-faked, the new Paladares of Havana, the comfy Casas Particulares, a stroll through Casa Fuster in Jaimanitas, fun with Cuban and foreign friends, historical Havana and the Cañonazo from the fortress as well as the Plaza Vieja and the Welcome dinner of the Encuentro de Amigos de Partagas.
Right now I am enjoying the sunny autumn in the village, cold enough after Cuba’s humid heat but still pleasant enough to sit outside smoking a cigar and sipping café con leche.
Nino
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| Home cigars |
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| November Sun |
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| Autumn cigars |
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| La Corona – Omar |
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| Best Cigars |
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| Melia Cohiba Dinner – Nic, Toby and Jose |
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| RyJ GR Tasting |
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| RyJ Tasting at the Nacional with ME & S |
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| Habana Libre – Miguel |
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| Toby, Melvis and Dr LS |
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| Partagas – Deborah & Master Blenders |
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| On the road to the tobacco plantations |
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| Hirochi Robaina |
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| Hector Luis & Miguel |
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| Hector Luis Prieto – the green hat stays |
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| Miguel |
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| Miguel |
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| Jose at Almendares |
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| Paladar La Fontana |
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| With Hector Luis and Miguel in La Habana |
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| Casa Fuster – with the artist |
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| Carlitos rings |
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| Smoking in the patio |
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| Nino’s Cigar and great reading |
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| Guajira |
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| At my Casa with Mark, Alex, Mom & Art |
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| La Habana |
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| My landlord Sr Juan & Garfield |
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| Colin & Luke |
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| Paladar La Moraleja – H.Upmann Sir Winston 1981 & Green Spot – Thank You Rob Fox !! |
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| LCDH Habana Libre – Got the jar, splatter the ashes |
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| Paladar San Cristobal |
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| Paladar San Cristobal |
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| La Terraza Prado 309 |
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| La Terraza Prado 309 |
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| Partagas Encuentro – Foto : Eric Rigori Napoles |
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| Partagas Encuentro – Foto : Eric Rigori Napoles |
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| Encuentro Partagas |
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| Encuentro Partagas |
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| El Palenque |
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| Smoking Santos |
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| Hamlet |
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| Club Habana |
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| Happy Couple – Eric Rigori & Taina – A photo of the photographer :-)) |
| Copyright 11-2011 © Ninos Flying Cigar |
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