Puro Sabor

Or better yet “Day 5.” This post is two things. First, it’s the final part of our daily coverage of Puro Sabor 2020, the Nicaraguan…

I’m not exactly sure what it was, but I woke up Friday morning thinking that this week has gone way too fast. Not in the…

So far, my visits to factories in Estelí have all been return visits: J.C. Newman PENSA, which I visited on Wednesday, as well as My…

Puro Sabor is back, and boy am I happy about it. After an unfortunate political situation that made things unsafe to bring in a significant…

Puro Sabor 2020 will be Jan. 22-25, 2020. The Asociación Nicaragüense de Tabacaleros (ANT), the Nicaraguan tobacco association, has been working to finalize details for…

The 2019 version of the Puro Sabor festival has been postponed due to the civil unrest in Nicaragua. In a carefully-worded statement, one that does…

Before I get to the end of the final night of Puro Sabor, some more factory visits. Earlier in the week I visited Oliva’s new…

The fifth and final official day of the Puro Sabor Festival is a bit lighter on the schedule, both out of a growing need for…

Thursday started in the back of a Nicaraguan police car. I have found my way into the back of a Nicaraguan police truck. #purosabor18 —…

Wednesday of PuroSabor starts with one of my least favorite activities: packing my suitcase, followed by a two hour trek up the Panamerican Highway back…

Officially, the scheduled daytime activity was a beach day at a resort. And while I might have been interested in that, a two-hour each way…