Sunday, November 02 2008
Cuban cigars may be unavailable in the U.S., but the serious cigar smoker's fascination with them rolls on. This article by Nick Foulkes at
www.newsweek.com offers an interesting "behind the scenes" look at the state of Cuba's cigar industry.
- G.K.
I was being driven around Havana the other day when the taxi driver told me a joke. A Cuban descending into hell finds it divided by nationality. The torture of the day involves beatings with sticks sporting nails at their ends. Members of all the other nations fill the air with cries of pain. But the Cuban section is oddly quiet, and a queue has formed outside. "What is the matter?" asks the new arrival. "It is the same old story," responds an old-timer with a shrug, "shortage of wood, shortage of nails."
Cuban to the Core continues...
