It’s the fifth Nicaraguan cigar festival, known as Puro Sabor, lots of familiar faces, lots of new faces. I arrived in Managua late at night before the start of the first official day of the festival. Apparently there was a trip to Mombacho’s Casa Favilli in Grenada, one of only a few cigar factories in thec country located outside of Estelí that day. It’s something I would have like to have gone to, not only to see Mombaoho’s operation, but also to catch up with Patrick Lagreid who is down in Nicaragua visiting Perdomo at the moment, which means I likely we won’t see him despite being in the same city. It’s a 7:15 a.m. start for me and those going to Chagalpa for a visit of Flor de Caña. That includes me and after a few hours of rest I got on the bus for the two hour drive to Flor de Caña. The visit to Flor de Caña is new, in fact this entire day is new. Normally the festival hosts a dinner and consumer event (more on that below) the night people arrive and then it’s off to Estelí. This year, it’s two official nights in Managua. Another ...
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