Cigar Festival Recaps: 2016 Edition
Once again, we traveled to three different cigar festivals in the major cigar-producing countries: Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Last year we made an…
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…
Weekly News (Aug. 3, 2015)
Cigar News 2016 Puro Sabor Festival Announced Chogüí Dos77 Released in the Dominican Republic E.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2016 2016 Ltd blend with 12 year…
Nicaragua’s Puro Sabor Adds Extra Day for 2016 Festival
The Nicaraguan cigar festival is turning five and now expanding. The Asociación Nicaragüense de Tabacaleros (ANT), the Nicaraguan cigar manufacturer’s association, has announced plans for the…