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 Posted: Fri Feb 2nd, 2007 09:19 pm
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A friend got ahold of some 're-banded' cubans that were held up in Customs.  These are supposedly Cohiba Esplendidos with a new band applied - "RJ Selecion Especial, Puro Habano".  Smells and tastes just like the real thing...  not a bad way to spend a Friday evening...

Steve
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 Posted: Fri Feb 2nd, 2007 09:59 pm
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srh_pres wrote:
Sweeeeeet! the "Esplendidos" are Top Shelf for Cohiba!...Enjoy hand6.gifhand6.gif I bought some of the pre-embargo Cubans but haven't lit one up yet...but I doubt they are in the same league as what you have!cool10.gif A friend got ahold of some 're-banded' cubans that were held up in Customs.  These are supposedly Cohiba Esplendidos with a new band applied - "RJ Selecion Especial, Puro Habano".  Smells and tastes just like the real thing...  not a bad way to spend a Friday evening...

Steve
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 Posted: Fri Feb 2nd, 2007 10:07 pm
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O.A. Gaspar wrote: srh_pres wrote:
Sweeeeeet! the "Esplendidos" are Top Shelf for Cohiba!...Enjoy hand6.gifhand6.gif I bought some of the pre-embargo Cubans but haven't lit one up yet...but I doubt they are in the same league as what you have!cool10.gif A friend got ahold of some 're-banded' cubans that were held up in Customs.  These are supposedly Cohiba Esplendidos with a new band applied - "RJ Selecion Especial, Puro Habano".  Smells and tastes just like the real thing...  not a bad way to spend a Friday evening...

Steve
(no pic, cuz camera batteries died...:X)


Thx Oscar... I have had good luck and bad luck with some 'pre-embargo' cigars.  The ones that were pre-embargo tobacco rolled recently dont seem to be as good as the ones that were actually rolled over 50 years ago, though certainly cheaper.

My local tobacconist acquired a box of cubans (50 short, small ring guage) that were rolled in 1910.  He was selling the box for $11,000 until he found some of them infested with bugs.  Now he has to sell the individual sticks for around $300 each.

What a dilemma!  Do I get 1 cigar that will last me around 30 minutes OR buy a new watch?  Hence the new ORSA coming my way!
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 Posted: Fri Feb 2nd, 2007 10:31 pm
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srh_pres wrote:
I think I would buy a Watch Too!!!hand6.gif I saw a single Cuban Stik sell at auction for $5000.and it probaly won't get smoked!!Some of the Big Time Swag collectors go all out on some Vintage or hard to get gars like the OpusX Forbiddenmistake.gif I was watching the news and what's happening in Miami for Super Bowl and they showed the Oldest Cigar Shop in the area where they were hand rolling gars while you wait....closest thing to a real Cuban they said...Arnold,and Stallone frequent the place often!!hand6.gif O.A. Gaspar wrote: srh_pres wrote:
Sweeeeeet! the "Esplendidos" are Top Shelf for Cohiba!...Enjoy hand6.gifhand6.gif I bought some of the pre-embargo Cubans but haven't lit one up yet...but I doubt they are in the same league as what you have!cool10.gif A friend got ahold of some 're-banded' cubans that were held up in Customs.  These are supposedly Cohiba Esplendidos with a new band applied - "RJ Selecion Especial, Puro Habano".  Smells and tastes just like the real thing...  not a bad way to spend a Friday evening...

Steve
(no pic, cuz camera batteries died...:X)


Thx Oscar... I have had good luck and bad luck with some 'pre-embargo' cigars.  The ones that were pre-embargo tobacco rolled recently dont seem to be as good as the ones that were actually rolled over 50 years ago, though certainly cheaper.

My local tobacconist acquired a box of cubans (50 short, small ring guage) that were rolled in 1910.  He was selling the box for $11,000 until he found some of them infested with bugs.  Now he has to sell the individual sticks for around $300 each.

What a dilemma!  Do I get 1 cigar that will last me around 30 minutes OR buy a new watch?  Hence the new ORSA coming my way!
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