Cuban Cigars, American Politics
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It will end when someone friendly to the US takes control of Cuba.:gangfire:
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Alina Fernandez, who lives in Florida and has long opposed her father's regime, said her uncle may bring some changes for Cuban business people and foreign relations for the the island.
"I think he will encourage some foreign investment," Fernandez said. "Small businesses also will be allowed. He wants more commerce with America, and that is what he will get."
"I think he will encourage some foreign investment," Fernandez said. "Small businesses also will be allowed. He wants more commerce with America, and that is what he will get."
The way I see it is that there are so many good cigars legally available to me that I don't care about cuban cigars right now. If someone sends me one that's fine I'll smoke it. I do not go out of my way to acquire them. Afterall I hate having that annoying little voice in the back of my head "are you sure they're legit or are you paying for some counterfeit crap?" Hell even if they became legal I still would wait a long while to consider them because once they are available albeit in limited quantities there will still be big counterfeiting problems.
That and I could only imagine the taxes on them things, but not as bad as Canada though.
Those who have read my posts probably already know my analogy of "The Emperor's New Clothes" to Cuban cigars. Living in a country where CCs are legal and always available, I have come by my analogy honestly and without prejudice, purely by smoking and comparing what I have smoked.
Sure, many Cuban cigars are great. Yes, for the most part they are pretty much all well crafted with pride and skill. Certainly some of the vitolas of some of the top brands are among the finest cigars on earth. No argument from me there. Are the tobaccos, craftsmanship and pride of manufacture 5, 6, 8 or more times better than other cigars and manufacturing processes in other parts of the world; as the Cuban price would indicate? No. I say this knowing full well that CCs have the reputation and that they have their stalwart ambassadors, who would call me a heretic for the suggestion that the smoking experience value-to-cost comparison just doesn't jibe.
I smoked a gifted Cohiba Siglo VI on Sunday (Brazil's Father's Day) and enjoyed it immensely. Fine, fine cigar! But, I can say without hesitation it was (is) not worth 6 of my favorite Brazilian puros, as the price my step-daughter paid for the Siglo would suggest. Additionally, as another BOTL in this thread suggested, when I pay good money for a cigar, I want to smoke it - not get excited about the fact I have to bury it in a humidor for a year or two, lest I smoke a stick of ammonia. Heck, at 60, I may not live long enough to smoke the sucker in 2 years! I can't help but feel that a hurricane or two (or more) per year, in addition to numerous tropical storms, visiting a nation's fields cannot be real good for agriculture production, nor fail to interrupt a systematic approach to product rotation, a science requirement to the art of cigar manufacture which demands optimum timing.
Once the embargo is lifted to the USA, I sense CC prices will soar and timing/aging be subordinated to filling a massive influx of new orders. The black market of knock offs will be the first prime beneficiaries of a sudden embargo lift.
But those are just thoughts of a raving heretic.
Sure, many Cuban cigars are great. Yes, for the most part they are pretty much all well crafted with pride and skill. Certainly some of the vitolas of some of the top brands are among the finest cigars on earth. No argument from me there. Are the tobaccos, craftsmanship and pride of manufacture 5, 6, 8 or more times better than other cigars and manufacturing processes in other parts of the world; as the Cuban price would indicate? No. I say this knowing full well that CCs have the reputation and that they have their stalwart ambassadors, who would call me a heretic for the suggestion that the smoking experience value-to-cost comparison just doesn't jibe.
I smoked a gifted Cohiba Siglo VI on Sunday (Brazil's Father's Day) and enjoyed it immensely. Fine, fine cigar! But, I can say without hesitation it was (is) not worth 6 of my favorite Brazilian puros, as the price my step-daughter paid for the Siglo would suggest. Additionally, as another BOTL in this thread suggested, when I pay good money for a cigar, I want to smoke it - not get excited about the fact I have to bury it in a humidor for a year or two, lest I smoke a stick of ammonia. Heck, at 60, I may not live long enough to smoke the sucker in 2 years! I can't help but feel that a hurricane or two (or more) per year, in addition to numerous tropical storms, visiting a nation's fields cannot be real good for agriculture production, nor fail to interrupt a systematic approach to product rotation, a science requirement to the art of cigar manufacture which demands optimum timing.
Once the embargo is lifted to the USA, I sense CC prices will soar and timing/aging be subordinated to filling a massive influx of new orders. The black market of knock offs will be the first prime beneficiaries of a sudden embargo lift.
But those are just thoughts of a raving heretic.
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"Once the embargo is lifted to the USA, I sense CC prices will soar and timing/aging be subordinated to filling a massive influx of new orders. The black market of knock offs will be the first prime beneficiaries of a sudden embargo lift.
But those are just thoughts of a raving heretic."
My brother I agree with those statements 100%....if you are viewed as a "raving heretic" than so I'm I!
But those are just thoughts of a raving heretic."
My brother I agree with those statements 100%....if you are viewed as a "raving heretic" than so I'm I!
I've always known I'm a raving heretic.