Partagas dinner

By smokeymo

Just back from Havana ( again !) ….weather was awful ( well better than London which is not too difficult!) food fairly dire….rum,cigars,and company however were first rate.

Popped over for the weekend for the annual Partagas Festival to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the La Casa del Habano shop at the Partagas factory.

The dinner was at the Hotel Nacional which was handy as that’s where I stay and was really quite an event…loads of specially banded cigars handed out,pretty good food and wine/rum as well as an auction of some special humidors.

I was handed an award and called up on stage three times (!)…still not certain exactly why but it was cool to be photographed next to Valerio Cornale ( Cayman Islands La Casa del Habanos) and Rolf Spring ( Geneva La Casa del Habano,does that man ever smile?!)…of course I was representing Hamburg La Casa del Habanos owned by C.Gars Ltd and my dear friend Christoph Wolters.

Full report and photos to follow as soon as I have got over jet lag and 2000 email backlog )-:

Best

Mitch

George Michael….

By smokeymo

…Earls Court…bloody excellent, even if smoking is not allowed,what the hell…enjoyed a BBF straight after the concert in the limo

Well done George….sounded better than ever.

Best

Mitch

Monday Mini Herf

By smokeymo

Great Monday mini herf at London’s famous Langan’s Brasserie at Stratton Street.
Very busy Monday night.. but no problem smoking cigars. ) it’s a great place to hang out.

Thanks much to our friends Rick and Abi Adams from Oakland who joined us while visiting London.
We had a great evening. Food was delicious, as always, the house red was so so, but the
Chilean Merlot was much better )

Hope to see you soon in our London office for Cuban rum and smokes guys )

Best

Mitch

I’m dreaming of a White Ash Christmas

By smokeymo

My fellow trolls and I have just created a new supergroup: Smokey Friendly and the Fired Up Miracles featuring Mickey Montecristo, Charlie Cohiba, Peter Partagas and yours truly, a.k.a. Boris Bolivar

The album should be out in time for Christmas but we’re not sure what to call it. Our producer, Harry Habanos, has suggested the following titles: Songs for Singing Smokers, Fears of a Clown, or A Cigar is Not Just for Christmas (But For Smoking Every Day).

Tracks include Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (and Up the Noses of Non-Smoking Elves), Light My Fire (or I’ll Kill You), Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Ingites All My Cigars), and Puff the Magic Dragon (or Even Better a Premium Cigar).

It comes in a CD-box with a cedarwood lining and the special Christmas Gift version is encased in a plastic humidor alongside a selection of your favourite Havanas.

Floridita

By smokeymo

Floridita in Havana has to be the best place on earth for a Daiquiri….I remember some of the best afternoons of my life with friends in that timewarp bar …a throwback to Hemmingway’s time. Sadly prices are almost at London levels for a cocktail.Hey ho …so much for communism !

I’m fairly certain the bar tenders have been there since the revolution (!) certainly the refrigerators have !

Floridita is of course in London’s Soho now and whilst not a carbon copy of the design of the Havana Floridita…the Daiquiris are damn good. So is the decor and service.In fact the food is excellent too and the ambience…well not bad if you have a table where you have a view of the stage where there is usually an excellent Cuban band.

Bravo for Floridita !….where smoking cigars is of course allowed at the tables.

There is also a La Casa del Habano upstairs that is well stocked and a cool cigar lounge with a Cuban roller rolling fresh cigars.

All this talk has made me thirsty…..I’m off to ask Karyn to make me a Daiquiri ! .goes very well with a Partagas P2 ( did I mention that was my fave cigar of the year?…more than 200 times this year …seriously great smokes!!!)

Have a lovely weekend folks.

Best

Mitchell