Nicaragua Cigar Trip Memories - January 2011, by Liz McDuffee
Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 7:09AM Bob and I just returned from an amazing cigar tourism trip to Nicaragua led by Colin Ganley of CigarTourism.com. Some things that stood out for me on the trip were being able to see in person what “hecho a mano” really meant: the unbelievably complicated and time consuming cigar making process that is totally accomplished by hand; the testing and quality control that goes into getting a good tobacco crop and blending a good smoke; the fact that some cigars were so complex that they could only be rolled by a single artisan in the factory; the passion and commitment each cigar maker had for creating a great cigar and their willingness to share their passion and knowledge with us; and, of course, the opportunity to try so many cigars that I had never smoked before.