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I was enjoying a Bolivar I got from Light this! (as it happens, the last poster on this thread), and I was thinking about my trip to Cuba, and how things seem to be changing between Cuba and the US.  I was thinking about how lucky I was to get down there before things change a lot.  Then I was...

  I read another blog post where someone had the same opinion.  They said they might try to adapt the recipe to make straight meatloaf.  

  Peter Stokkebye 23 B&B, Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader, Frog Morton, Presbyterian, and Solani aged burley flake are the tins in my current rotation.  I think my buddy was smoking some nightcap.

I found a recipe for Ernest Hemingway's Hamburger online a while back, and finally fixed it up.  It was pretty labor intensive, but I ended up with a very different, and very delicious result:   http://bonvivantva.com/?p=4056

Hope the julep turned out well.  I've had a few more since my post.  

  I agree.  I believe that most Cubans know that communism has failed.  I don't think they want full blown American-style capitalism, but they're already moving toward a free market.  The government is allowing some free enterprise, and Cuba is changing very rapidly right now.   Che is long...

I tried to write the most comprehensive and informative post on the mint julep ever.  Let me know what y'all think.  Cheers!   http://bonvivantva.com/?p=3578

Day 9  http://bonvivantva.com/?p=3366   (cigars, flight to Miami, Little Havana)   Day 10 http://bonvivantva.com/?p=3483   (flight home, souvenirs, wrap up)

I'm a zing zang fan.  If you see a fancy one with real crab, those are usually pretty good as well, but they're generally a consume pretty quickly type deal.

I randomly got a catalogue from them.  They had some special barrel selections that looked pretty good.  I'll have to give them another look.

http://bonvivantva.com/?p=2167   What do you make sure you bring when you visit Cuba, or travel to a cigar destination?

Day 8 http://bonvivantva.com/?p=3155  (cemetery, Almacenes de San José, Sloppy Joe’s, Yank Tanks, Hotel Nacional, Jazz Club)

Day 7 http://bonvivantva.com/?p=2997  (Finca La Vigia (Ernest Hemingway's home in Cuba), Tropicana revue show)

Day 6: http://bonvivantva.com/?p=2694

Thanks guys!  Whylie, I'll have to check out the song.   Day 5 is up!  Cigar factory, tobacco farm, La Floridita and papa dobles, cigars, and a jazz club.  I won't be able to get any more updates up until after the long weekend.  Have a good one, and smoke one for me.   Day 5...