It was more dangerous in the vast majority of the cities right here in the US than traveling to the DR right now. As with going anywhere it's about being smart about where & when you go places, a lot of tourist do dumb crap when they travel & put themselves at risk.

These two in particular are pretty good depending on your budget - https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/procigar-announces-dates-for-2024-festival https://nicaraguancigarfestival.com/ Here are some others, but most of the factories/farms offer tours. You may have to checkout companies sites...

It's a good stick, box worthy. It's a Nicaraguan Puro https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/a-partagas-made-in-miami

No

I have them, haven't smoked them yet.

Pretty good stick. Solid construction, burn & flavor profile. I'd def recommend it, if we sold them I'd grab a box. The El Pulpo is another must try, AJ did his thing with that one.

Hmmmmmmm

Let me know what you think, I'm thinking about grabbing one of the samplers

Romacraft type of day