James Suckling's Blog Archives

October 2007

A Pleasant Surprise in Milan

Posted: 10:17 AM ET, October 24, 2007

I spent a few days in Milan this week with my kids during their half-term break from school in England. I went to the fashion city to take them to my friend’s rock concert, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush. By the way, their new album Snakes and Arrows is superb. Read more

Taboada and His Custom Smokes

Posted: 04:37 PM ET, October 11, 2007

A surprising amount is said and written about custom-made Cuban cigars. These are cigars that retired factory rollers produce in various cigar shops in Havana as well as abroad. Mostly recently I was at a La Casa del Habano in Tijuana, Mexico, and retired Rodolfo Taboada Campa was rolling in the small cigar shop. Read more

Cubana, Heaven and Cigars

Posted: 08:16 PM ET, October 02, 2007

Maybe I was being a little dramatic, but I honestly thought that the Bolivar Royal Corona could be the last cigar of my life. I am not a great fan of Cubana airlines but I needed to take the flight this weekend to make my connection to Los Angeles. So I had no choice. Read more

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