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September 18th, 2011

Ché do Bheatha! Cuban cultural festival in the west of Ireland

What is the connection between Ché Guevarra and Kilkee, a small coastal town in County Clare on the west of Ireland?
In 1961, during Ché’s visit to Ireland, Jim Fitzpatrick, an Irish artist, met Ché in the bar of the Marine Hotel of Kilkee. It was then that Jim created the renowned  image of Ché which was [...]

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By yiorgos

February 16th, 2011

XIII Habanos Festival, February 21st - 25th 2011

The 13th Habanos Festival is only days away. Like every February, Havana will be the stage of the world’s largest gathering of Cuban cigar lovers. The festival will begin on Monday February 21st with the opening night and will commence on Friday February 25th with the Gala Dinner. The festival will give the participants a [...]

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By yiorgos

December 6th, 2010

XIII Habanos Festival, February 21st - 25th 2011

Like every February, Havana will become the stage of the world’s largest cigar gathering. The 13th Habanos festival will be taking place between February 21st and 25th 2011. Like every year, the festival will give the participants a chance to experience first hand the whole process of making a Habanos cigar, as well as a [...]

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By yiorgos

October 13th, 2010

Learning to roll a cigar with Hamlet

During his visit in Dublin, we got a chance to meet Hamlet, in an event hosted in JJ Fox. During the event, I got the chance to get a hands on tutorial on how to roll a cigar. The result was not very pretty, but I thoroughly enjoyed the process.

Posted in News, Videos
By yiorgos

September 22nd, 2010

Hamlet rolling cigars in James Fox

Good news! Cuban master roller, senor Jaime “Hamlet” Paredes, will be visiting Dublin for a couple of days during his UK trip.
For those who haven’t heard of him before, Hamlet is a 9th grade cigar roller, the highest grade a roller can achieve in Cuba, and he is considered one of the top three Cuban [...]

Posted in Herfs, News, Videos
By yiorgos

January 26th, 2010

Rolling with Alberto and Bertha

Pictures of our Rolling lesson with Bertha and Alberto in JJ Fox!

Posted in Gallery, News
By yiorgos

January 9th, 2010

12+1 Robustos of Xmas, Day 13: Partagas Serie D No.4 Reserva

The 12+1 Robustos of Xmas, Day 13:
Partagas Serie D No.4 Reserva
The 12 robustos of Christmas are all smoked and reviewed. We had some great cigars, some decent cigars, cigars that surprised us in a good or bad way and we had cigars that were just bad. The Cohiba Robusto was named the best of them [...]

Posted in Cuban, Partagas, Reviews
By yiorgos

January 7th, 2010

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 12: Cohiba Robusto

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 12:
Cohiba Robusto
Although one of the newest brands in Cuba, Cohiba is considered the cream of the crop, the “King of Cubans” in the cigar world. Their vitolas are the most desired amongst the cigar afficionados, and are generally the most expensive brand on the market. Established in 1966, Cohiba cigars were [...]

Posted in Cohiba, Cuban, Reviews
By yiorgos

January 6th, 2010

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 11: Romeo y Julieta Exhibicion No.4

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 11:
Romeo y Julieta Exhibicion No.4

Romeo y Julieta are one of the most historical brands of Habanos. Founded in the late 19th century, the brand has gained worldwide recognition as well as tasting awards (which can still be seen in the prints of the dress boxes). Romeo y Julieta have [...]

Posted in Cuban, Reviews, Romeo y Julieta
By yiorgos

January 3rd, 2010

12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 9: Ramon Allones Specially Selected

The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 9:
Ramon Allones Specially Selected
Although not one of the most popular, the Ramon Allones brand is one of the most respected amongst the cigar enthousiasts. The marca is famous for producing full bodied cigars, with strong and toothy flavours and dark wrappers. Today we will be reviewing the Specially Selected, the robusto [...]

Posted in Cuban, Ramon Allones, Reviews
By yiorgos