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Good Start in La Habana
Piano jazz legend Chucho Valdés blew me away at the opening night of the 12th Festival Habano at the Gran Teatro de la Habana. The only bad news was...more
Posted: February 23, 2010
Going to The Habanos Festival
I am arriving in La Habana this afternoon in time for the opening event of the 12th Festival Habano. Not only will I get my first glimpse of the new...more
Posted: February 22, 2010
Cigar Culture
I sometimes forget about the origin of cigars. I know that might sound odd. But I’m not saying that I don’t know where a cigar is made—that has...more
Posted: February 22, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Day Three: A Tribute to Cigars
They stood at the back of the makeshift room set up inside the cigar factory with a podium at the front and rows of tables arranged for a cigar...more
Posted: February 19, 2010 By Gordon Mott
A Lot of Tobacco
Some people collect stamps, others collect fine wines, but the cigarmakers in the Dominican Republic collect cigar tobacco. The big companies that...more
Posted: February 19, 2010 By David Savona
Day Two: ProCigar Festival
I won’t give you the details about last night’s ProCigar Festival dinner. Suffice it to say I did not escape the merengue dance contest, which...more
Posted: February 18, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Back in CigarLand
I’m back in the Dominican Republic, land of cigars. I’m always amazed when I realize how much time has passed since my last visit here because it...more
Posted: February 17, 2010 By Gordon Mott
In the Fields of La Canela
Tuesday in the Dominican Republic. The ProCigar Festival doesn’t officially begin here in Santiago until Wednesday, so I planned to spend this day...more
Posted: February 17, 2010 By David Savona
Visiting a Cigar Master in the Dominican Republic
I spent Monday afternoon in Santiago, Dominican Republic, with one of the true masters of the cigar business, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. You know him...more
Posted: February 15, 2010 By David Savona
Back in the Dominican Republic
I just landed in Santiago, Dominican Republic, where more premium cigars are made than any other place on earth. I’m here for the annual ProCigar...more
Posted: February 15, 2010 By David Savona
Romanced by the Stone of Destiny
I thought they’d all been vanquished, but every once in a while you find one: the single-malt-whisky snob who talks smack about blended Scotch as...more
Posted: February 12, 2010 By Jack Bettridge
The Last Bottle?
What do you smoke with the last bottle of wine on Earth? I am not talking about the last bottle—it is not Armageddon yet. Nor do I think it will...more
Posted: February 11, 2010
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