Canadian Thanksgiving Day
kaspera79
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Happy Thanksgiving Day to all our Canadian Brothers. I hope it was a day you enjoyed with family and a fine cigar.
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kaspera79
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kaspera79
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kaspera79
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Happy ThanksGiving everyone.
Which makes me wonder . To our North of the border forum members : Do you activly buy Cubans alot , somewhere in between , or very little ? If so , which do you find as the best deals and which ISOM's do you prefer ?
As for deals, you don't get any. The price of a Cuban cigar is the price of a Cuban cigar. If a merchant offers 5% off, that's the deal...
As to what I prefer....To me you can't go too far wrong with a Cohiba, Hoyo de Monterrey, San Christobal, Fonseca, R&J and there are many more. There are 'cheap' Cuban cigars, but you get what you pay for.
One thing I say often is that Cuban cigars are rarely made with 'aged' tobacco, so you have to be willing to let them rest sometimes for years (not weeks or months) before they will smoke their very best. This, of course, is subjective and different for some brands than others. I don't mean to say that you can't smoke one ROTT, but it will probably be better in 6 months, even better a year latter and fantastic in 5 years.
Some of this is my opinion, some of it is what I have learned over the years, and I'm sure opinions will vary widely on this topic.
I like the Cohibas, the Montes, and Ramon Allones are a favorite. I am hoping to try lot's of new stuff while in Cuba and maybe come across a real gem that dosen't get a lot of attention. Hopefully find some aged boxes and grab several.
Between the wife and myself I can bring back a total of 100 sticks. I don't know if I will limit out or not. (yeah right) The prices in Cuba aren't great, and boxes are not any cheaper then singles, but minus the taxes here in Canada it will be a good time to stock up on some sticks to age, and to share with some forum members.