The first step toward Cuban cigars!
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first step, but second step could long wait, as Obama and article imply (see excerpt below)
Not that big a deal, those Cuban cigars anyway. You can get them from reputable dealers in Canada and Mexico. Some will ship to US.
Freind of mine imported small quantities to pay for several Cuban trips. The best were excellent, but quality very inconsistent. You had to cut and test draw on every one, for example. So many didn't even draw well. And you have to know your stuff real well. He said fake (inferior) ones with perfect labels were sold all over Cuban. That's why a very reputable dealer is a must.
Davidoff ended their Cuban line in 1991 due to these problems.
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from the breitbart article:
Also in that Miami speech nearly a year ago, Obama promised to depart from what he said had been the path of previous politicians on Cuba policy?"they come down to Miami, they talk tough, they go back to Washington, and nothing changes in Cuba."
"Never, in my lifetime, have the people of Cuba known freedom. Never, in the lives of two generations of Cubans, have the people of Cuba known democracy," he said then. "This is the terrible and tragic status quo that we have known for half a century?of elections that are anything but free or fair; of dissidents locked away in dark prison cells for the crime of speaking the truth. I won't stand for this injustice, you won't stand for this injustice, and together we will stand up for freedom in Cuba."
He also promised to engage in direct diplomacy with Cuba, "without preconditions" but with "careful preparation" and "a clear agenda."
Some lawmakers, backed by business and farm groups seeing new opportunities in Cuba, are advocating wider revisions in the trade and travel bans imposed after Fidel Castro took power in Havana in 1959.
But Obama is keeping the decades-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba in place, arguing that that policy provides leverage to pressure the regime to free all political prisoners as one step toward normalized relations with the U.S.
Not that big a deal, those Cuban cigars anyway. You can get them from reputable dealers in Canada and Mexico. Some will ship to US.
Freind of mine imported small quantities to pay for several Cuban trips. The best were excellent, but quality very inconsistent. You had to cut and test draw on every one, for example. So many didn't even draw well. And you have to know your stuff real well. He said fake (inferior) ones with perfect labels were sold all over Cuban. That's why a very reputable dealer is a must.
Davidoff ended their Cuban line in 1991 due to these problems.
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from the breitbart article:
Also in that Miami speech nearly a year ago, Obama promised to depart from what he said had been the path of previous politicians on Cuba policy?"they come down to Miami, they talk tough, they go back to Washington, and nothing changes in Cuba."
"Never, in my lifetime, have the people of Cuba known freedom. Never, in the lives of two generations of Cubans, have the people of Cuba known democracy," he said then. "This is the terrible and tragic status quo that we have known for half a century?of elections that are anything but free or fair; of dissidents locked away in dark prison cells for the crime of speaking the truth. I won't stand for this injustice, you won't stand for this injustice, and together we will stand up for freedom in Cuba."
He also promised to engage in direct diplomacy with Cuba, "without preconditions" but with "careful preparation" and "a clear agenda."
Some lawmakers, backed by business and farm groups seeing new opportunities in Cuba, are advocating wider revisions in the trade and travel bans imposed after Fidel Castro took power in Havana in 1959.
But Obama is keeping the decades-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba in place, arguing that that policy provides leverage to pressure the regime to free all political prisoners as one step toward normalized relations with the U.S.
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Cuban cigars, to me, are just like French wines.
They are high quality, but there are just as high of quality being produced in other parts.
If Cuban cigars were legal and easy to get your hands on, then they would not be talked about.
This is just an opinion, but I think there is a lot of fluff with the Cuban cigar hype.
They are high quality, but there are just as high of quality being produced in other parts.
If Cuban cigars were legal and easy to get your hands on, then they would not be talked about.
This is just an opinion, but I think there is a lot of fluff with the Cuban cigar hype.
this should be good - a pissing contest about cigar knowledge
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Smoked 2 CAO Vanillas while fly fishing today in Boulder Creek :00hour
Like Havannah Honeys....Partagas, and Macanudo.
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Most people that talk down Cuban cigars are people that cant get them. And we know who they ARE.
Are non Cuban cigars great. Hell ya, there are some beaut's out there.
Most cigar rankings have non cubans high up but mostly because those who cant get them love to tout what they can get.
this made me laugh hard-
They are high quality, but there are just as high of quality being produced in other parts.
If Cuban cigars were legal and easy to get your hands on, then they would not be talked about.
Amateur weenie says what?
Are non Cuban cigars great. Hell ya, there are some beaut's out there.
Most cigar rankings have non cubans high up but mostly because those who cant get them love to tout what they can get.
this made me laugh hard-
They are high quality, but there are just as high of quality being produced in other parts.
If Cuban cigars were legal and easy to get your hands on, then they would not be talked about.
Amateur weenie says what?
Chad-good selections-did you catch any fish? Just got in some Padron 1926 Ann--maduros--wow-had one on patio today--maybe a BBQ at our place this summer and then a cigar afterwards?
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How bout we schedule a home/away series. You guys need to check out the mountain view too.
Just remember this important fact. The experts say that 95% of all Cuban cigars getting into the US are fakes. And that includes so called legit companies in Mexico and yes Canada. We have alot of cigar fraud up here.
So for the guys that think they have smoked a Cuban cigar, ya but it was made out of leaf droppings and god knows what
Agent those arent really cigars you spoke of. Flavoured cigars - Im a big boy
Thats why I only buy from the airport
So for the guys that think they have smoked a Cuban cigar, ya but it was made out of leaf droppings and god knows what
Agent those arent really cigars you spoke of. Flavoured cigars - Im a big boy
Thats why I only buy from the airport
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