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A Visit to Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A.

Ever since smoking my first RoMa Craft Tobac cigar, I have wanted to visit the company’s factory, Fabrica de Tabacos NicaSueño S.A. I had been told it was compact, but even I was a bit taken aback by its intimacy. Located in the back of a house in an unassuming neighborhood of Estelí, Nicaragua, you [...]

A Visit to Plasencia Cigars S.A.

I have loved the country of Nicaragua since my first trip in early 2012, in particular, the city of Estelí. Of course it is a mecca for cigars, but it’s also one of the most interesting places I have been in all my years of traveling. I have visited many of the cigar factories in Estelí and met [...]

News: Cain F Lancero Shipping This Week

The scheduled late 2012 batch of Cain F Lancero Tubos is shipping to retailers this week. It’s the third formal shipment of the cigar, following the January and July 2012 shipments, which were actually one large batch. Once again, packaging delays with the tubes are listed as the culprit for the delay, but Oliva says [...]

A Visit to La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate

Editor’s Note: As you know, Brooks and I were amongst many bloggers invited down to Drew Estate a few weeks ago. Both Brooks and I brought our cameras, he used his (fortunately) and I didn’t, again, fortunately. On a personal note, there are very  few halfwheel posts I actually have anticipation towards seeing, this is [...]

A Visit to La Casa del Habano Playa del Carmen

I recently traveled to Playa del Carmen for work, and thought I would stop by the LCDH there and see how it is situated, and gather some info for anyone who is planning on going down there since it is NOT easy to find. It is an extremely small store (only one room with a [...]

A Visit to La Casa del Habano Cancún

The La Casa del Habano in Cancún is located at: Blvd. Kukulkan Km 12.7 Zona Hotelera, Cancún Q.R. México 77500 Phone : 52 (998) 840-7000 Fax : 52 (998) 840-7001 email : Cancún@lacasadelhabano.com For landmark purposes, it is located right across the street from the Cancún Police Station, and about 3 blocks east of the [...]

A Visit to Aristocrat Humidors

I spend my summers in Dallas. No, it’s not logical at all. Anyways, while Dallas isn’t a cigar mecca, it is home to one amazing shop, Aristocrat Humidors. For those that don’t know, if you need a cabinet humidor, there really is only one place. Anyways, a recap of my conversation with Bob Staebell and [...]

A Visit to Casa Fuente, Las Vegas

I was sitting at Casa Fuente in Las Vegas on Wednesday smoking with a couple of Great BOTLs (which is the reason the blog was not updated yesterday, if you were wondering), I realized that I have not seen any really large high quality photos of the Casa Fuente store and its contents, and that [...]