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I didn't know about "controlado" so I learned something today. I emailed my source in Havana and here is what I learned. Say a distributer gets a batch of boxes that he thinks they have quality problems such as bad wrapper or draw, etc. He asks for a check and that is when these boxes of the...

Actually, the bill to lift the embargo has been brought to the senate floor four times and it has been defeated everytime. Can you guess who? Yes, the expat. lobby. President Clinton was very much in favor of lifting it and so are a lot of senators. They all know it is a silly game. Cuba other...

It is a fairly heavy bottle. I don't know how you can side step shipping charges.

Got ya.

Little tid bit. I wondered if you all are aware of the XX seal code on the Habanos boxes. On the Cuban government seal on the boxes if you have noticed there is a series of letters, usually two followed by numbers. Always look for the letters starting with XX or XY. XX are assigned to the boxes...

No worries there. Havana Club is readily available online and in Mexican market.

Agree with most of your assessments. Infact General Cigars and Altadis are buying the rights to the name brands and introducing them as non-Cubans here in US (e.g. Trinidad, Bolivar, Cohiba, etc) and in the event the embargo is lifted they will have those brands in their pocket. At least so I am...

David, the owner of LCDH TJ just opened another one in Cancun in the Hotel Zone and I hear is wonderful. Anyone been there lately?

Based onmy observations, people love Fidel as a symbol but hate the system and think that revolution has failed them. Many Cubans would tell you that before the fall of the Soviets it was like heaven and they lived well. But after is a different story. It seems the Canadians and Chinese have the...

....IF the embargo is lifted in the enar future, prices will go up, and quality will suffer. This is, of course, simply my opinion. I hope that I am very, very wrong. Basic supply and demand. Lots of folks that aren't cigar smokers will want to try a cuban "because they can". Folks that...

Yes, oil deposits in the order of 150 million barrels in north coast near Holguin. Canadian company found it but more likely the Chinese will get to dig it out, at least that is the talk unless the US have something to say about it. But this is the high sulfur crude and hard and expensive to...

Hey, I know, let's talk about a HUGE meteor hitting the earth!!! Ya never know, it COULD happen!!! As a matter of fact, it already DID happen, that's what killed the dinousars!! Oh my, what will happen if a meteor hits the earth AGAIN? ??? They say it COULD happen on April 13, 2029. Let's...

This thread has run its course, I believe. Onto new business. what is ISOM?

Wise words. Thanks

Distributors control what we get in this country. What about all of their non-cuban brands? Don't you think those brand names will a have a say in all of this?

I thought this was "the Island of Cuba" forum. Anyone who doesn't like cubans and loves the non-cuban variety, and you are entitle to it, can leave comments in the " Island of Dominican Republic or Jamaica" forum. My thread did not start with bashing anything. Again and again.....it is my...

What do you guys think about this? Are we going to see the abundance that exist in other parts of the world? What is the competition going to do about it? How will that impact quality? How will it impact the prices? ............food for thought.

I buy his cigars in Havana from 5-8 cuc or 6-10 usd. Clearly worth the price. But like I said before you have to factor in the cost of your trip and all the hassles you go through to go there and get back. Gentleman, gentleman. Calm down. Please read my comments carefully. Remember "to each his...

I've had plenty of mediocre cigars from Cuba... simply being a cigar from Cuba means absolutely nothing in terms of how good the cigar is or isn't. I respect people who say that they enjoy a particular taste profile of a particular line of cigars from Cuba, such as Cohiba whores. But blanket...

Thought has cross my mind!