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Our visit to see Rocky Patel’s Honduran tobacco and cigar facilities was as informative an industry visit as we have ever had. For this company, it starts with the best tobacco they can obtain which is why Rocky gets his from legendary grower Nestor Placencia. From...
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Every picture tells a story don’t it. While Rod Stewart sang it well, we are not sure if these pictures give June 2, 2011 justice. A spectacular way to celebrate 15 Years in business. A very special thanks to Havana House, House of Horvath, Brigham Enterprises, Kretek...
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I did not get to the Festival in 2010 given I worked at the Vancouver Winter games. So this year with -25 weather in Toronto, off we went for the week. As usual it was a blast since my daughter tagged along for her winter break, the Havana weather was spectacular...
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Looks like a busy Cuba cigar factory doesn’t it? It was as we took our group through during our visit on Friday November 19. Production was in full force for Trinidad 2010 Petit Robusto’s, Partagas Serie D N0 2’s, and lots and lots of Montecristo Open cigars. One of...
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Other than Ida dumping 4 days of rain on us, our annual November trip to Havana went off without a hitch. Friday morning we always tour a factory and this year we went back to the H Upmann factory, one of Cuba’ most modern cigar production facilities. The place was a...
