Nino Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Hello from sunny Havana ! All is ready for a great week of cigars, visits, attractive informal events and meetings with good friends and good people. Quiet days here busy arranging plans and all is set by now. Tomorrow interesting dinner with Toby, Amir, Andy & the usual suspects at La Fontana, Sunday dinner at La guarida with UK friends and Simon Chase, Monday tasting and attractive gourmet menu, MC 520 the cigar, rum and coffee and chocolate ingredients, Lazaro "Lachi" the chef. Been invited to another spectacular Remy Martin event, wow, what can I say. Highlight will be the trip and lunch at Hector Luis in the Vuelta Abajo. News : Santos will retire later this month. Pity. Partagas GR Lusitania will be in my lips later today ... :-) Will see if I can post some more on this elastic rubber wide band ... Let the fun begin ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC4 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Look forward to reading follow up notes and pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scdalak Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Werent you just there?? Nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion21 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Werent you just there?? Nice!! Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeve! It's cold in Germany and Nino is retired. . . What else is he supposed to do? Build snowmen and relight his cigar 20 times Enjoy Nino and I look forward to reading your adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puros Y Vino Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Hola Nino. You've got the right idea, escaping the cold and heading to cigar heaven. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puros71 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Nos vemos el la habana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarehead Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 That's the way to enjoy live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scdalak Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeve! It's cold in Germany and Nino is retired. . . What else is he supposed to do? Build snowmen and relight his cigar 20 times Enjoy Nino and I look forward to reading your adventures. Thanks Aaron, ill be in cold Germany Saturday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottierm Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Enjoy your stay Nino, o you lucky man! Best, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverickdrinker Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Glad that you landed safely bro. Give my regards to everyone and wish Santos a happy and well deserved retirement for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0341 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Sounds like you're going to have a great time Nino. Can't wait to hear a full report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlohaStyle Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Glad you are well Nino and sounds like some fun has been lined up as usual! Glad I got the chance to meet Santos before he retired... will be interesting to see how the next roller works out. Will they learn from Santos and pretty much keep the same blend/tobacco going, or will it be a fresh start with new roller? Let us know what you think of the Lusi GR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Thankyou Nino. Great stuff. Give Jose and Ingrid a hug from me, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Enjoy Havana, Nino! (like you really need any encouragement! ) Look forward to your updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazolaman Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Nino, you're a lucky man.... Try not to over do it while there...chill out, maybe have a cigar or two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedromendes Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I am absolutely gutted to hear that Santos is retiring. I have only started to enjoy his cigars, the best customs I've smoked. Do you mean he's done at the end of February? Does he have a successor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZCUBAN Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Gret stuff Nino All I can say is enjoy enjoy enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENN Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Enjoy the epic time and thank you for sharing. Looking forward to your thoughts on the PGR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Nino, let me know if you have spare room left in your luggage. I'll get you to mule me back some cigars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Back to normal In Havana The XV Festival del Habano is over, same … Festival, different year. I’ll might share a few thoughts later on when back at home, but can’t really pass on much as I only only attended the Welcome Night and it got mixed reviews. My best time here as always is being outside the circus and the horse and pony show. The weather has been terrible last few days and has kept me in Havana. I wanted some quiet sunny beach days in Playa Larga but it was simply too cold and rainy for that. Will be here for another week, so I might still be able to do it. Now that Frank and other friends have left I am resting my bones and brain cells ( the ones not fried by too many cigars and rum ) and taking it easy, the Cuban way. have the new Partagas GR Lusi and will report -Santos has def retired and will be far away. So far all is good ... except the rubber band I'net ... Lots of pics and stuff to port, but only from Germany. Hello to all and Adios, the sun is finally out :-) Nino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverickdrinker Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Thanks for the update Nino. Glad to hear that you will get some time to 'relax' after the whirlwind that is the Habanos Festival. Be well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hi from cool Havana, driving out to Cojimar today disguised as a tourist, pizza at Guanabo Piccolo and then cigars and more cigars before dinner at old Havana's Dona Eutimia paladar. Life's not bad Nino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverickdrinker Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Keep living the dream Nino!!! Glad you are having a good time over there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strada Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Nino, vivimos el sueño a través de ti. Tomar una otra en lata (solamente) para mi hermano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 Last days in Havana. Weather is sunny but unusually cool to outright cold here. Been doing some touristy stuff lately like Cojimar for a drink at La Terraza, Hemingway’s hangout there and Pizza in Guanabo. Dinner last night at Plaza de la Catedral, Paladar Dona Eutimia, whole upstairs room for us and our Cuban friends. Smoking Montecristo EL 2000 and Partagas EL 2004 – yummy food too. Today I might go see the Colon cementery, one of Latin America’s largest – interestingly enough I learned that Miguel Brown, former Director of H.Upmann and El Laguito is now a Sub-Director at the Colon Cementery … only in Cuba. Otherwise all is well here, have put my hands on some Partagas GR and other fine cigar candy and will report with pictures when back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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