When I was a guest on the Simply Stogies podcast late last year, I suggested that Brooks Whittington would make a great guest.

One of the two hosts of Simply Stogies is Nick Syris, owner of LH Cigars. In addition to his work with LH Cigars, Syris is a frequent visitor to Cuba, especially during the annual Festival del Habano. Brooks and Nick have been to many Festival del Habanos over the years, and Nick has been one of the people that Brooks (and I) has found extremely helpful navigating the country during his times in Cuba. I thought it would be great to have Brooks and Nick talk about their experiences in Cuba.

Sometimes, I get it right. You can watch the interview above or listen to it on the Simply Stogies website.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.