The good old days of the Fonseca cigar factory

[El Presidente]

Love your work Jose

[Rushman]

I look forward to his write ups. Great stuff.

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I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=20.630140,-87.069867

[Strada]

This is, in a old fashion way, history conservation, via word to mouth. I can tell you I will tell that amazing story about Fonseca and Hamlet to whoever cares to hear it.

Mr. Punch Joe Thank You

[NJP]

Great read thank you again. And Hamlets birth home just magic.

[dicko]

I look forward to his write ups. Great stuff.

Agreed, always love when I see these pop up on the forum.

[El Presidente]

Great read thank you again. And Hamlets birth home just magic.

True...the goobers birthplace was his destiny

[mazolaman]

Me three, I always enjoy Joe's writings.

And I still love a Fonseca no 1.

[Ryan]

Great story. So, when he took on the name, Hamlet had no idea that he was born in the building where Hamet cigars were rolled?

Thanks again for the write up Joe,

Seeing pictures of Havana again is getting me restless..

[cottierm]

Beautiful piece of writing as usual. Thanks Joe.

Best,

Michel

[Nino]

Excellent and interesting information - keep it coming

muchas gracias Jose Antonio !!

PS : Just thinking, why not organize/collect all of this valuable information by Punch Joe in a separate "history folder" to preserve it ?

[Puros Y Vino]

PS : Just thinking, why not organize/collect all of this valuable information by Punch Joe in a separate "history folder" to preserve it ?

X2. Great idea.

[cottierm]

+ 3 (but I've already asked for that in the past).

PS : Just thinking, why not organize/collect all of this valuable information by Punch Joe in a separate "history folder" to preserve it ?

[Jnaube]

Great lecture man! Love the pictures... And the subject of course. Thank you.

[CanuckSARTech]

Very, very cool. Funny, the irony around Hamlet's birthplace.

And yes, +1 on the idea by Nino, about a "Cuban Cigar History" sort of sub-forum.

[Hohenthal]

Great read as always,

hats off to Jose!

[AlohaStyle]

PS : Just thinking, why not organize/collect all of this valuable information by Punch Joe in a separate "history folder" to preserve it ?

Good idea but your buddy Rob already beat ya to it... click on the main forum category listing and scroll down to Classic Posts. There are a lot of Punch Joe threads and some other ones Rob thought were "classics." It's just too bad that the older ones have the pictures missing...

Classic Posts

I actually just read through them all last night doing some research on Havana... Jose has some great info and I hope to say thanks in person next month for taking the time to share.

And wow, what irony about Hamlet growing up there... never even knew there were Hamlet cigars, besides what he rolls of course.