{"id":21088,"date":"2017-10-08T17:44:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-08T15:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flyingcigar.de\/?p=21088"},"modified":"2017-10-08T17:44:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T15:44:53","slug":"back-to-portmann-cigars-in-the-vintage-vw-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flyingcigar.de\/startseite\/back-to-portmann-cigars-in-the-vintage-vw-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Back To Portmann Cigars In The Vintage VW Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was the annual VW Bus ride ( with a large flowerpot as an ashtray ) with Frank and Jos down to Switzerland and Portmann cigars.<\/a><\/p>\n

A few boxes had to be picked up and, honestly, we missed the friendship, hospitality and love that the whole Portmann family extends to all their customers and friends.<\/p>\n

Luckily it was just a few boxes as I had learned the day earlier to our departure that my right shoulder is not just inflamed but also shows a crack in the shoulder joint … no way I could lift a humidor \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

After getting an injection to ease the pain in the morning I met Frank and Jos at Cafe Fritz where Andreas the pharmacist invited us to a good lunch before hopping into the 21 year old VW Bus and taking off on a very busy Friday afternoon besieged by long traffic jams and road construction that added almost an additional 2 hrs to our ride – made comfortable by a few cigars and good fun.<\/p>\n

In Konstanz it was a good Thai dinner, a cigar outside the hotel in the windy cold and an early night for us.<\/p>\n

Next morning started sunny and calm with cigars after breakfast and by 9 AM we were at Portmann to greet Marlene, Urs, Marc and all the regular friends and customers that will drop by for a cigar, a chat, a coffee or a rum. Perfect place to meet old friends and make new ones.<\/p>\n

Sensational service as always so we smoked a few cigars while selecting the boxes and shared the relaxed and familiar atmosphere with the other clients and friends.<\/p>\n

Then it was a walk in the sun to Konstanz across the border, and while Frank and Jos took a boat ride in Lake Constance I did some shopping, sipped some champagne, had a fantastic Chicken Tikka at the Singaporean restaurant Karma <\/a>and a nice Partagas Ser E Nr 2 in the afternoon sun.<\/p>\n

We left Portmann with a satisfied and happy feeling – me especially as I received a surprise LGC MdO Nr 3 box from 2002 signed by Urs, Habano Man of the year 2013.
\nVery proud !<\/p>\n

The ride back was faster via an alternate Autobahn and we only needed 3hrs45 for the 380 km – not bad considering we never passed 115 km\/h …<\/p>\n

It was back to Cafe Fritz and Schnitzels for the guys followed by good cigars at the Irish pub.<\/p>\n

Conversation was next year’s Cuba trip when Frank and I will take Jos along, as former Formula and endurance rally driver as well as a passionate mechanic we want to give him a week of classic cars and petrol fumes in Havana – cannot be more toxic than the air inside the VW bus when we three ride and smoke … \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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

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