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Cabaiguan/Quai D'Orsay
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tigger
gutter-grade asstrash
Nice catch. Cabaiguan's stuff is about as reminicent of Quai D'Orsay as the Tatuaje branding is to Montecristo's (brown & white band/fleur-de-lis).
pnutbutrsangwich
New Member
It wouldn't surprise me. Look at the Cojonu 2003/6 bands... ELs?
Wilkey,
Do you carry this sort of thing around with you
to quote DeNiro... "You, you're good YOU!"
You'd be surprised at the stuff I find in my pockets.
Wilkey
CvilleYoungGun
Not so young gun anymore.
Wilkey,
Do you carry this sort of thing around with you
to quote DeNiro... "You, you're good YOU!"
You'd be surprised at the stuff I find in my pockets.
Wilkey
:sign:
CYG
MilesMingusMonk
Breaking Wind Master
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See MattR's comment back in November 2005. :thumbs:
Pete's / Pepin's cigars can stand on their own merits; too bad they chose to mimic band designs to market their sticks.
Infinity
Infinity - *Unbounded space, time, or quantity*
Hey Wilkey, how about some boobies from that
encyclopedia pocket of yours? :laugh:
Brian
encyclopedia pocket of yours? :laugh:
Brian
I agree... having blended great cigars, they should have been a lot more creative with the marketing/bands.
What happened to Moki's picture in post #1?
When designing the bands? Undoubtedly. When designing the blends? I don't believe so.
The line between an homage and imitation is oftentimes fuzzy. In this case, I would agree that the bands and boxes step close to the imitation side of the fuzzy grey line. For others, they might be well into copycat territory.
Appearances aside, I suspect the only person who could shed some light on the motivation and choices behind these particular design choices would be Pete Johnson.
Andrew, what do you think about dropping Pete a line and asking him about his approach to designing the packaging and dress "in the Cuban tradition?"
Wilkey
moki
el Presidente
This was absolutely done intentionally... from a homage point of view, not from a "let's copy them to confuse people" point of view.
That makes more sense, Pete seems like a bright individual.
Devil Doc
When Death smiles, Corpsmen smile back
No one's mentioned it, but if you didn't know, Cabaiguan,Cuba, is Don Pepin Garcia's home town.
Doc.
Doc.
drew_goring
Big Bad Mother F*cker!
Damn, is there anything you DON'T know about ISOMs or DomesticsWilkey,
Do you carry this sort of thing around with you
to quote DeNiro... "You, you're good YOU!"
You'd be surprised at the stuff I find in my pockets.
Wilkey
moki
el Presidente
More than you ever wanted to know about Tatuaje cigars -- I added a bunch of info to it after speaking with Pete. If anything is wrong, it's my fault, not his. 
Well, you have to understand, the majority of cigar smokers in the USA (which is Pete's target market) have very little idea what a Quai D'Orsay cigar band looks like, or any other Cuban cigar band for that matter. So it really wasn't done as a "gimmick" or due to lack of creativity.
It's my understanding that the vision for their cigars is to do things simply, in old-style Cuban tradition, not just the blending of the cigars, tobaccos used, etc., but also the packaging. Thus what you see from them so far.
Pictures that are up on vitolas.net can't be leached... it's to prevent people from ripping off the pictures and using them in cigar auction sites, etc. I got sick of trying to run people down.
Well, you have to understand, the majority of cigar smokers in the USA (which is Pete's target market) have very little idea what a Quai D'Orsay cigar band looks like, or any other Cuban cigar band for that matter. So it really wasn't done as a "gimmick" or due to lack of creativity.
It's my understanding that the vision for their cigars is to do things simply, in old-style Cuban tradition, not just the blending of the cigars, tobaccos used, etc., but also the packaging. Thus what you see from them so far.
Pictures that are up on vitolas.net can't be leached... it's to prevent people from ripping off the pictures and using them in cigar auction sites, etc. I got sick of trying to run people down.