Alejandro Robaina – “Godfather’ of Cuban tobacco dead at 91
The last time I was in Cuba with my friends, we spent an afternoon drinking Cuban rum and smoking cigars at the tobacco farm of Alejandro Robaina. He became friendly with many of us, including taking a genuine affection for my father.
Senor Robaina will be missed by many.
Senor Robaina passed on Saturday April 17, 2010. Here are some of the reports:
Hundreds bid Cuban cigar legend Robaina farewell
Alejandro Robaina, Grower for Top Cuban Cigars, Dies at 91
Time Traveling Through Blue Eyes
This past Saturday night I was thrown into a time warp of epic proportions. The place was Manhattan… New York City…the Big Apple… you’ve heard of it, I’m sure. I started the afternoon hooking up with my friend Denny, who was visiting from the left coast. We met at Club Macanudo on East 63rd for [...]
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Cigar Taxes Kill A Family Business
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Arturo Fuente Flora Fina 8-5-8 Maduro
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Cool Find – Cheap Table Torch
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St.Pete Cigars-Oliveros One Week Deals!
This post will be stuck at the top of the site for a week. I’ll still be posting normal content. So Ed scheduled the Oliveros event on the same night of some other local happenings. Although the turnout was good, a lot of people missed out on the one day deals. The only solution was to extend [...]
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Romeo Y Julieta Rothschild En Tubo
I picked up today’s review at a now defunct local shop. Since I gravitate towards medium and full bodied cigars, I thought this may be a nice change of pace. I have very little information on this Dominican made cigar. As always, I paired with water and got to smoking. Wrapper: Natural Binder/Filler: Dominican and Brazilian Size: 5 [...]
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