My fifth year covering the Festival Del Habano in Cuba did not end the way that I was expecting. On my second flight from Miami...Read More

Friday started out very much like the other days I had spent in Cuba, but ended with quite a bit more history-making excitement than anyone...Read More

As has been the case for the past five years, the fourth day of the Festival del Habano was reserved for one major event: visiting...Read More

After the lull in both activities and stress from running around on Tuesday, I knew that Wednesday would be very different in that regard, but...Read More

Last night’s humidor auction at the XXII Festival del Habano set multiple records for the Habanos S.A., the Cuban cigar conglomerate. In total, six lots...Read More

While I did wake up early to get some work done before my second full day in Cuba officially started, it would end up being...Read More

After going to bed a bit earlier than normal when I am in Cuba—if 1 a.m. could ever be called “early”—I woke up four hours...Read More

When registration for Procigar 2020 opened late last year there was a very obvious change. Normally, Procigar features the optional first two days in Casa...Read More

They say that if you do something enough, eventually you get used to it, but whoever said that had obviously never had to deal with...Read More

The one Procigar tour that everyone wishes they take is the journey to Caribe, they just don’t know it yet. As I’ve said multiple times...Read More

Wednesday of Procigar 2020 takes me to Tabacalera La Alianza S.A., the home of Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr.’s E.P. Carrillo and the various clients for whom...Read More