Cuba – land of cigars, rum and sugar, all wrapped up in a salsa beat.

That’s the cliché, and after a recent visit we can say, it's true! There is, however, also coffee production.

In fact Cuba used to be a coffee powerhouse, generating more money from the tasty bean than sugar in the 19th Century. The arrival of the Castro brothers and subsequent breakup of the USSR saw investment levels drop, leading to a slump in production.