Events & Festivals

It’s 1 a.m. Tuesday morning here in Granada, Nicaragua. While Patrick Lagreid just arrived here for the Nicaraguan cigar festival, I’ve been in the country…

Patrick Lagreid and I are en route to Nicaragua for Puro Sabor, the Nicaraguan cigar festival. Things kick off today in Granada, which is located…

Earlier this week, the InterTabac organizers sent out an email explaining there was construction at the Westfalenhallen, the site where the trade fair takes place….

Hallo from Bochum. I’m about 20 minutes outside of the Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany, the massive complex where the annual InterTabac trade show fair is…

As I did last year, I decided to put together a quick overview of my final thoughts on various subjects relating to Cuba after attending…

Unlike the previous four days, my fifth full day in Cuba started relatively late with me getting to the convention center at 9 a.m. My…

After a quick cigar and cup of coffee on my patio, I grabbed a taxi and headed to the day’s first event, a tour of…

My fourth day in Cuba would be a fairly light day in terms of number of events, but quite long in terms of the amount…

As part of last year’s Festival del Habanos, the press was invited to visit the Pinar del Río region of Cuba, where some of the most…

My first full day in Havana started out early, albeit not as early as the day before. I was up at 5 a.m. just in…

For the second year in a row I will be covering the Festival de Habano in Havana, Cuba, and for the second year in a row,…