Recently published, the cookbook The Taste of Havana has numerous original Cuban recipes, is full of funny anecdotes and enlivened with colorful photos. Our Cigar Journal cook, Walter Monschein, tested the recipes and has put together a Cuban menu from the book for you. Put on whatever music you like – son cubano, rumba, salsa or reguetón – turn on the stove, and start cooking!
Havana’s Best Places to Smoke
Havana and cigars are simply inseparable. Until just a few years ago, the city was the fine-smoke Eldorado. In the meantime, it has unfortunately become a little more difficult to find havens for smoking. So it’s good to know where you can go in Cuba’s capital to indulge in your cigar in a nice environment. The following is a list of the best places.
La Casa del Habano Partagás Suspends Activity
One of the world’s most representative cigar shops is suspending its activities indefinitely as of today due to a partial collapse of the old Partagás factory last Sunday.
Havana Fest Pennsylvania | September 21, 2019
Havana Fest is bringing the tastes, sounds and smells of the Caribbean to Happy Valley.
Cuba’s Historic Cigar Factories: Pedro Murias’ La Meridiana
The factory founder’s name is almost entirely unknown today. However, towards the end of the 19th century, Pedro Murias was one of the leading manufacturers of cigars in Havana.
New Cigar Lounge in Havana: Cohiba Atmosphere
In Havana opened a new cigar lounge “Cohiba Atmosphere”.
Havana’s Top Ten Places to Smoke Cigars
Havana and cigars are simply inseparable. It’s good to know where you can go in Cuba’s capital to indulge in your cigar in a nice environment. The following is a list of the best places.
Read the Story of the Aluminium Cigar Tube
Aluminium cigar tubes are as much part of the Havana cigar scene as labelled boxes, cedar cabinets and elegant humidors. The traditional hand-crafted boxes have been around for centuries. But when did tubes first make an appearance and who thought of the idea?
View the Details for the 18th Habanos Festival
The 18th Habanos Festival taking place from February 29th to March 4th, 2016, will once again welcome Habanos lovers from all over the world to celebrate cuban cigars.
H. Upmann Factory: Two Giants under a Roof
The building is enormous, but, because the street is narrow and densely built-up, at first glance it appears humbler than it really is. The factory, located at Calle Amistad No. 407 and 409, between Calle Dragones and Calle Barcelona, is rather nondescript and can be hard to find.
Do You Want to Buy some Cigars? Cuban Street Hawkers.
“You like cigars?” This is probably the most common question you will encounter in Cuba when walking through Old Havana. The official prices for Cohibas and Montecristos appear to be high for many tourists visiting the country for the first time, so they seek different channels to fulfill their desire for fine tobacco.
Once Upon a Time … A Warehouse at Calle San Carlos No. 816
It’s hard to believe that the famous tobacco exporter Mark A. Pollack built this splendid structure located behind the Briones Montoto factory just to store his excellent tobacco. Fully renovated in recent years, the gorgeous building is housing a Partagás worksite while its walls shine a gleaming white.
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