Here's a little description and pics of what I bought and a few pics of the LCDH in Cayo Santa Maria. I bought cigars at that LCDH, from my hotel's humidor and at the airport duty free. The majority of my cigars come from the LCDH.
This is the LCDH in the Pueblo La Estrella, within the Barcelo hotel complex :
I also bought cigarettes, even though I don't smoke them ... but I tried without inhaling and those were the best cigarettes I've ever tasted ! Even if I'm no expert on these, they tasted like a mild-medium cigar and I think will be good to have on hand when smokers come to the house and I want to join them without spending 30 minutes outside after everyone else has gone inside ... The Cohiba's were 1.80 CUC and the rest either 0.60 or 0.75 CUC ! Pretty cheap !
So finally, here's the CIGAR PORN :
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| Cigar beetle hole in a MAG 46 ... thankfully, it was a tubo, so the rest are ok ! |
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| Cigar beetle holes |
NO BOX CODES FOR THESE
MONTECRISTO 2 LAG ENE 11
BOLIVAR BELICOSOS FINOS POL OCT 10
HOYO DE MONTERREY HOYO DES DIEUX LAG MAY 10
SANCHO PANZA CORONAS DTF SEP 03
VEGAS ROBAINA CLASICOS BRU SEP 10
PARTAGAS SERIE D ESPECIAL MAY 10
MONTECRISTO GRAND EDMUNDO OCT 10
ROMEO Y JULIETA SHORT CHURCHILL OCT 10
ROMEO Y JULIETA WIDE CHURCHILL ABR 11
PUNCH PUNCH OPA DIC 09
PUNCH ROYAL CORONATION SAG FEB 09
OUT OF TUBES
PUNCH PETIT PUNCH
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| There were only 4 left , too bad ... |
H. UPMANN MAG 48 EL MOA OCT 09
COHIBA MADURO 5 SECRETOS URO NOV 08
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA HABANA EL PRINCIPE URG SEP 10
TRINIDAD REYES MAU NOV 10
HOYO DE MONTERREY HOYO DU MAIRE SOA SEP 08
I picked this sampler box up at the airport and it was 39.00 CUC. I thought it was a good price for something like that. I also bought the VR Famosos for 135 CUC at the same time and two 1 liter bottles of Havana Club 7 years for 15.90 CUC each.
I don't think I'll be buying anything more for a while ...
perfect....
ReplyDeleteyou don't need to. these look fantastic!! great score.
ReplyDeleteHi Tempbond
ReplyDeleteI am traveling to Cuba next week (been waiting for years to go!) and intend to stock up as you did! I have been doing a lot of research on line as to how and where to buy real cigars while I'm there. My friend was there in February and gave me some useful tips. He said that in the shops (not sure if these were LCDHs or not, but more than likely) he was able to buy singles at a "special price", as well as officially numbered boxes. He is skeptical however as to whether the singles he got at the low price are real. I see you bought quite a few singles and am wondering if you could lend advise as to whether this is a safer or cheaper method of buying singles and how you know if they are real (some of your purchases were without box codes for example)? I don't want to waste money on fakes but it would be great to know the tricks of the trade before I start my shopping! The list you linked to above is a great guide so thanks for that!
Thanks for the help,
James