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Puro Sabor 2017: Day 1

Last week, Patrick Lagreid and I went to the Puro Sabor festival in Nicaragua. It’s the Nicaraguan cigar festival and we are providing coverage, broken up…

Festival del Habano XVIII: Getting Home

After writing my day-by-day posts of the actual events during the Festival del Habano XVIII, I thought I would take a little time to put down…

Festival del Habano XVIII: Day 5

After a fairly easy Thursday, I knew the last day of the Festival del Habano XVIII would be packed full, and I was not wrong…

Festival del Habano XVIII: Day 4

Like ants on the carcass of a dead animal. That was the thought that went through my mind more than once as I watched the…

Festival del Habano XVIII: Day 3

After an uneventful night on Tuesday, I was up again bright and early at 7:30 a.m. to get a jump on the day. Most of the…

Festival del Habano XVIII: Day 2

Day two of the Habanos Festival started much the same as the first: with me waking up at 4:30 a.m., getting ready and taking a cab to…

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…