{"id":12125,"date":"2015-07-11T10:03:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-11T08:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flyingcigar.de\/?p=12125"},"modified":"2015-07-11T10:03:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-11T08:03:56","slug":"a-tour-of-hoyo-de-monterrey-and-pinar-del-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flyingcigar.de\/startseite\/a-tour-of-hoyo-de-monterrey-and-pinar-del-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tour of Hoyo de Monterrey And Pinar del Rio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Quiet overcast and humid Sunday on the farm, so I decided to take a tour with Osmany, one of Hector’s staff and father of the young lady tendering the bar, a very friendly man as all of Hector’s staff and most guajiros I know are.<\/p>\n

We left with no hurry and drove to nearby San Juan y Martinez to fill up the car. Only 4-5 klicks from Hector’s farm, at the entrance to sleepy San Juan is … Hoyo de Monterrey. So many times I’ve looked for this famed estate plantation and I had been so close all these years … as the Cuban saying goes : el mundo es un pa\u00f1uelo y Cuba es un boton.<\/p>\n

I had to see Hoyo de Monterrey and take some pictures despite the drizzle. What a sight ! The famed sign and driveway – only that some soviet style blocks on the grounds disfigured the view.<\/p>\n

Then we drove on to Pinar del Rio, a city I’ve passed so many times by car but hardly ever had the chance to walk about.<\/p>\n

Osmany took me to the Guayabita factory or rather : small distillery where I tried this liquor with the characteristic guayabita stone inside. It comes either sweet or dry and I took to the dry one – although after sharing half a (powerful) bottle at the farm with the guys that led to dancing away to the music I returned to my more preferred rum…<\/p>\n

In Pinar we had a beer and a cigar and then I was left alone to walk the city for a few hours. I always wanted to check out the Vuelta Abajo hotel and I am glad I did, what a lovely building and great terrace for a drink and a rest.<\/p>\n

I walked up and down the streets in the oppressive humidity and even went inside the Casa del Habano just to cool down a bit.<\/p>\n

There was hardly anything worth looking at cigar-wise.<\/p>\n

If not even Havana is being supplied with cigars what did I expect in Pinar ?<\/p>\n

Nino<\/strong><\/p>\n

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