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Havana, the Humidor
I was standing outside of the Palacio del Conventiones, the Havana Convention Center, with Marvin Shanken and Gordon Mott, when a man walked up to...more
Posted: March 1, 2011 By David Savona
A Return to El Laguito
September, 1991. The world was a very different place. The world was still in the midst of the Cold War as the Soviet Union was in its death throes,...more
Posted: February 28, 2011 By Marvin R. Shanken
Cuba Dreams
The vision still remains; the flowing black and gold walls emblazoned with the Montecristo Gran Reserva emblem, the beautiful, tall models in...more
Posted: February 28, 2011 By Gordon Mott
The Cuba Buzz
By 10 A.M, I had the full Cuba buzz going on. Three cups of black Cuban coffee, a small corona size Partagas Mille Fleurs, and then a Behike BHK 52...more
Posted: February 25, 2011 By Gordon Mott
Cuban Taste Test
Thursday was a busy one for team Cigar Aficionado in Havana. After a smoky breakfast, Marvin Shanken, Gordon Mott and I headed out to Cuba´s premier...more
Posted: February 25, 2011 By David Savona
Smoking a Trio of New Cuban Cigars
Wednesday night at the Habanos Festival was all about new cigars. I puffed a trio of new smokes that are heading to cigar shops soon during a festive...more
Posted: February 24, 2011 By David Savona
First Day in Cuba
I started out with a Bolivar Belicoso Fino. Marvin had a Paratagas Serie D No. 4. David Savona had a Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill. We all had an...more
Posted: February 23, 2011 By Gordon Mott
Final Day of the Dominican Cigar Festival
Friday morning in Santiago, Dominican Republic, I walked into the spacious (and annoyingly non-smoking) lobby of the Gran Almirante Hotel, laptop in...more
Posted: February 14, 2011 By David Savona
Day Three in the Dominican Republic
Beautiful sunshine and balmy temperatures greeted more than 200 cigar lovers on Thursday here in Santiago. As the day began some headed to cigar...more
Posted: February 11, 2011 By David Savona
Day Two in the Dominican Republic
I found out about the wrapper on Tuesday, the official start of the ProCigar Festival in Santiago. In the morning, I spilled out of the Gran...more
Posted: February 10, 2011 By David Savona
Day One in the Dominican Republic
The fourth annual ProCigar Festival in the Dominican Republic has begun. On Tuesday I landed in Santiago, greeted by bright sunshine and tropical...more
Posted: February 9, 2011 By David Savona
Random Cuba Thoughts
Any time reporters head home after a productive trip, there is a final assessment of what made it into a story and what didn't. You've gotten pretty...more
Posted: February 3, 2011 By Gordon Mott
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