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Smoking Green for St. Patrick’s Day
I had some leftover candela, or green, cigars from the video shoot I did with Jack Bettridge on Irish Whiskey and cigars. We didn’t smoke the...more
Posted: March 17, 2010 By David Savona
Of Storms and Saws
The weekend forecast called for heavy rains and damaging winds. When the storm that has no name had finished pummeling southern Connecticut, more...more
Posted: March 15, 2010 By David Savona
Casa de Campo: The Hotel
What do you get when you carve out 7,000 acres of Caribbean coastline, build a hotel with 265 rooms and 100 private villa rental homes, construct...more
Posted: March 12, 2010 By Gordon Mott
A Heartfelt Rumba
A Cuban musician friend of mine named Ernan Lopez-Nuzza, one of the island’s best jazz pianists, and his wife, Wendy, reminded me the other day...more
Posted: March 11, 2010
The Pebble Beach of the Caribbean
The rating of golf courses is subjective. Some players like old-style parkland courses, some like the links format, others only get excited over...more
Posted: March 10, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Cuba Meets Ecuador
Americans might finally get the chance to try Robaina grown tobacco in the not too distance future. Hiroshi Robaina, the grandson of Cuba’s...more
Posted: March 8, 2010
Golf Trip
You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief around the stone coffee table on the outdoor patio, the palm fronds brushing against each other...more
Posted: March 8, 2010 By Gordon Mott
Smoking A Normal Cigar In La Habana
I can spend a lot of time writing and speaking about mega-cigars, limited edition smokes and vintage sticks. But I like smoking mainline cigars just...more
Posted: March 5, 2010
Cuba's Largest Cigar Factory
I dig going to the cigar factories in Havana. I don’t go as often as I would like because they don’t open them to the public all that much. The...more
Posted: March 4, 2010
Habanos y Tequila: A Good Marriage
I must admit that I don’t think very often about Tequila when I am looking for something to drink with my cigar. I usually grab a glass of rum or...more
Posted: March 3, 2010
A Few Observations on Cuban Cigars
Do you smoke Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, José L. Piedra, Partagas, or Cohiba? Or all of the above? You probably smoke one or two of the brands on...more
Posted: March 2, 2010
The End of a Great Event
The president of Habanos S.A., the global distribution and marketing company in Cuba for cigars, came up to me during last Friday’s gala dinner and...more
Posted: March 1, 2010
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