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I know he's not a disinterested party and for business interest he should have nothing good to say about CCs but Pepin told me that these recent batch out of Fidelandia are pure crap.
Before he left the island he warned the powers to be that the lack of quality control is killing their greatest national treasure.

Pepin said the Cuban cigars of the 80s were beyond belief and he doubts that that era in cigar making will ever be recreated.

Saying that, CCs are a cheaper alternative to Tats, Opus and Padrons (- :
 

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I do not doubt Pepin one bit--the quality control in Cuba is OBVIOUSLY worse off nowadays (as is most everything about the whole country) but you gotta take what he says about the subject with some caution; after all it's in his best interest to downplay Cuban cigars and promote his own. I'm positive that if he could get Cuban raw materials and be able to sell cigars made from them here in the US where his market is, he'd be all over it in a damn heartbeat--and I bet they'd be kickass.

Poor Cuban quality control mostly affects the draw and burn of the cigars (at least in my experience) but the flavor, when it's "on", is still outta this world. Is it better than everything else? I dunno, that's pretty subjective. But a good Havana cigar is certainly unique and incomparable to everything else.

BTW, if you haven't noticed, take a look at the OFAC "settlement" numbers nowadays. They've dropped down to really, really low numbers. They don't have the time/budget/backing to chase after tons and tons of folks. Plus, it's not like there aren't ways to be extra cautious when purchasing. Duh, just don't be dumb.

But hey, don't listen to me. I'm certainly not advocating TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.

I'm just saying, we used to talk about Cuban cigars around here. :razz:
 
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When I made a friend in Europe in the late 90's that's all I bought (Except for singles from the B&M once in a while). A friend at work and I were doing box splits every other pay day and it was like Christmas every time that package arrived. Then Dpricenator turned me on to this place and I started trying other stuff again and found some cigars I really like. Special occasion, I am still pulling out a Cuban over anything else.:drool:
 
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I haven't had the nerve to temp fate on making an order yet. I've gotten a few in trades and bombs, but haven't ordered. I find myself going to a few sites and looking at the deals they have and almost pull the trigger. It just makes me nervous.
Email people who owe you money links to where to purchase CCs. Hope they don't know/care enough to worry about it. :smokingbo
 
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