{"id":25281,"date":"2021-10-19T14:24:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T12:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flyingcigar.de\/?p=25281"},"modified":"2021-10-19T14:37:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T12:37:41","slug":"2021-october-an-evening-with-didier-houvenaghel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flyingcigar.de\/smoking-cigars\/2021-october-an-evening-with-didier-houvenaghel\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 October \u2013 An Evening With Didier Houvenaghel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Didier has been a regular visitor at the pharmacy cigar sessions for over 12 years now, always good to see him, a busy man, living in Singapore and having excellent cigar brands made in Nicaragua.<\/p>\n

Last time we saw each other was at a cigar event in Mainz some 3 years ago \u2026<\/p>\n

Out of the blue he contacted me with a weeks notice that he was on a European tour and would be near the village, how about meeting and smoking at the pharmacy like in the old days ?<\/p>\n

He is launching the second edition of his excellent book \u201eCigars from Soil to Soul\u201c and would present the book as well.<\/p>\n

That would be a great idea except fort he fact that due to Covid we are not able to use the pharmacy lab yet as it is too small and would be overcrowded.<\/p>\n

I informed Andreas and he suggested we move it to the local cigar lounge, Reiner Genuss at the Rheinhessen Inn hotel<\/a> here in the village.<\/p>\n

Reiner was excited to have Didier and organized the evening with ca. 20 interested cigar smokers attending some who had met him here before and some attracted by his cigars.<\/p>\n

It was a very fine evening of cigars and information, passing the knowledge and keeping the flame alive.<\/p>\n

I recorded the hour long chat by Didier, it contains some very good details on cigar production, history, quality control, rinsing cigars with water ( only recommended for vintage cigars ) and other tidbits.<\/p>\n

Audio quality is not too good first 10 minutes as I was too far away but it improves after that \u2026<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o4sFTMDT7FM&t=1469s<\/a><\/p>\n

Didier passed around some outstanding Limited Edition La Ley Lanceros from 2017 that were rolled with 10 year old leaf, a limited run in ceramic jars that flew off the shelf within a few weeks in Belgium.<\/p>\n

His brands are Nicarao, La Ley and Furia \u2013 all made in Nicaragua and distributed world-wide.<\/p>\n

He is an agricultural engineer who studied over three years at Pinar del Rio University in Cuba, specializing in tobacco.<\/p>\n

It was a highly interesting evening, we shared fun, cigars and information and it went on until shortly before midnight.<\/p>\n

Next morning after breakfast we took the dogs for a walk through the vineyards watching the horses and running up a sweat before sitiing down for coffee and a morning cigar.<\/p>\n

The second edition is available \u201een primeur\u201c and should be released in December \u2013 then I will visit Didier at his Belgium warehouse for an in-depth look and get a signed copy of his book.<\/p>\n

Here is some information on the book :\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Cigar Lovers!<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I am very happy to announce that the second edition of my cigar book is in press!<\/em><\/p>\n

THE CIGAR, FROM SOIL TO SOUL is now 318 pages in 2 hard-cover volumes of 11 chapters, and with more than 100 drawings.
\nIt is the result of nearly 20 years of work and thoughts, including, lately, 2 years of nearly full-time additional research, writing, structuring, rewriting, restructuring, etc. <\/em><\/p>\n

This book is also the outcome of a collaboration with fantastic copy-editor, layout artist, painters, and printers.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Books will be available from December but you can purchase them EN PRIMEUR for some more weeks and save a 15% off (limited time). <\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

See <\/em>www.cigarthinker.com<\/em><\/a> or\u00a0 www.editionsdumyosotis.com<\/a>
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Full prices are 150EUR for the Black edition and 400EUR for the Limited Bamboo edition. <\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Your support means a lot. Also please spread the word!<\/em><\/p>\n

Wishing you all the best, Didier<\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks for being here Didier \u2013 it was a great pleasure having you back !<\/p>\n

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

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