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March 2009

The Smoking Respite from a Long Evening of Food and Wine

Posted: 04:43 PM ET, March 13, 2009

I smoked a 2003 Bolivar Belicoso from a cedar cabinet last night with some friends following a long dinner of lots of food and wine at my house in Tuscany. The wines included a bottle of 1995 Mouton-Rothschild and a 1988 Léoville Las Cases, not to mention a number of 1997 Tuscans. Read more

Hollow Victory for Change in Cuban Travel

Posted: 04:03 PM ET, March 11, 2009

I am no expert on legislation in Congress because it has been a long, long time since I have looked closely at various bills in pure form, but I took the time this afternoon to review online H.R. 1105— the $410 billion omnibus spending bill passed yesterday in the U. Read more

Waking up with a Smile in the Morning

Posted: 01:36 PM ET, March 04, 2009

I don't want to smoke a cigar today. I woke up this morning with a smile on my face. No it wasn't what you think! It was because I smoked another Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva last night with some friends at the Paila restaurant in Havana.

I lit up the canonazo —the name the factory workers use—the moment I sat down at in the small, private outdoor restaurant. Read more

Ojalá

Posted: 12:24 PM ET, March 03, 2009

I was not surprised to see a change in Raúl Castro’s government yesterday. I think that Castro wants to have people he feels that can really trust as he creates a new future for his country 50 years after the Revolution. Some of the people moved from key positions were closer to his brother than him. Read more

Perfect Cigar, Perfect Night

Posted: 04:06 PM ET, March 02, 2009

I smoked the greatest young cigar in my life on Friday night – the Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva. I was spellbound by the cigar’s amazing richness yet beautiful elegance and finesse. This is a cigar that fills your mouth with light coffee, toasted nuts, flowers and aged tobacco, yet it’s fresh and clean and leaves your mouth with a clean and vibrant finish. Read more

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