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Finding the Genie in Hollywood
My buddy and I were dying for a smoke. And I was empty handed. We had just finished dinner at Father’s Office in Santa Monica and we were full of...more
Posted: March 12, 2008
DR Cigar Fest--The Wrapup
The first ProCigar Festival is in the books, and it went pretty well. About 120 people had a chance to spend time with cigarmakers in their factories...more
Posted: March 11, 2008 By David Savona
DR Cigar Fest—The Parties
Every night of the ProCigar Festival ended with a party. And they were pretty darn good ones, too. I’ve been to the Dominican Republic dozens of...more
Posted: March 10, 2008 By David Savona
DR Cigar Fest—Into the Fields
Yesterday I headed out with the tour group to embark on ProCigar’s version of Cigar 101—trips to cigar factories and tobacco fields where the...more
Posted: March 7, 2008 By David Savona
DR Cigar Festival—Opening Night
I walked into the lobby at the Gran Almirante last night and ran smack into Avo Uvezian, creator of the Avo brand. He was holding court, surrounded...more
Posted: March 6, 2008 By David Savona
The Dominican Cigar Festival—The Beginning
I’ve just arrived in Santiago for the first annual ProCigar Festival. This has been a long time coming, and I’m happy to be here. Cuba has had...more
Posted: March 5, 2008 By David Savona
Epilogue to the Havana Blog
My friend, Tom Unvert, laughed and said “don’t worry about it buddy. Just get here in one piece for the party.” But it did suck. I had 19 very...more
Posted: March 5, 2008
Day 6: A Room Full of Friends
The massive room at the Pabexpo in the chic Havana neighborhood of Siboney was already thick with smoke within the first 30 minutes of the gala...more
Posted: March 3, 2008
Day 5: Behind The Scenes
I had planned to hit up some of the key cigar shops this morning, like Partagas and Club Havana. This is where a lot of action happens during the...more
Posted: February 29, 2008
Day 4: The Taste of an Habano
It was all about taste yesterday in Havana. I attended two tastings. One was a smoker in the El Laguito factory, the home of Cohiba cigars, and...more
Posted: February 28, 2008
Day 3: From Table to Ash
Sometimes I find it almost hard to believe that the cigars we buy in shops come from the rollers’ tables of cigar factories in Havana. When we buy...more
Posted: February 27, 2008
Day 2: Hola H. Upmann
I just got back from visiting the H. Upmann factory in Nuevo Vedado with some friends from Geneva, Switzerland. The main hermano was Arek Aboulian,...more
Posted: February 26, 2008
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