Festival del Habano XVIII: Day 1
It has been a dream of mine to attend the Habanos Festival in Cuba, and this year that dream has become reality. After a less…
Procigar 2016: Day 4 + Conclusion
My arm hurts. That’s not how Friday morning started. It actually started outside, alongside Patrick Lagreid, some Drew Estate and Altadis U.S.A. employees and Rafael…
Procigar 2016: Day 3
The third day of Procigar 2016 kicked off with a hoodied Charlie Minato and myself on a bus to visit the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation…
Procigar 2016: Day 2
My Wednesday of Procigar 2016 was supposed to begin with a trip to General Cigar Dominicana. It’s not because I wanted to go back to…
Procigar 2016: Day 0 & 1
As is the norm, this year’s Procigar festival kicked off on the eastern side of the Dominican Republic, though this year it was a bit…
Ask halfwheel: Where’s the Guide to the End of the Embargo?
Each Friday, starting today, we will tackle one question asked to us by readers in our new, very creatively named segment: Ask halfwheel. Up first is…
Announcing Ask halfwheel
Everyday, we get questions from readers and if one person is asking the question, there’s probably a few others that would like to know the…
Puro Sabor 2016: Day 5 & Conclusion
The final day is simple: wake up, eat, go to the airport in Managua. And with that, the Nicaraguan cigar festival is over. It’s incredible…
Puro Sabor 2016: Day 4
Wake up, shower and off to La Estrella. There are worse ways to start your morning. As Janny García explained as we walked around her…
Puro Sabor 2016: Day 3
I was on my way downstairs when I saw Gustavo Cura of Oliva Tobacco Co. trying to find his room. Like many, he had been…
Puro Sabor 2016: Day 1 & 2
It’s the fifth Nicaraguan cigar festival, known as Puro Sabor, lots of familiar faces, lots of new faces. I arrived in Managua late at night…
