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Cuban Cigars in Grand Cayman
Posted on 4/12/19 at 9:05 am
Posted on 4/12/19 at 9:05 am
Wife and I are going on a cruise next month and stopping off in Grand Cayman, we are wanting to pick up a Cuban cigar just for fun to bring back for our son. Anyone know a place, and average price?
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Posted on 4/12/19 at 9:12 am to CHSTigersFan
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average price?
$10-$15 should be a decent priced cigar at any merchant. Look for an actual tobacconist shop, don't buy them off the street.
Posted on 4/12/19 at 10:11 am to CHSTigersFan
I am not a cigar guy, but have been told cuban cigars are pretty much a thing of the past. All the good rollers and plants have migrated to legal export countries.
And be careful, in pretty much all the islands they hustle fake cubans. So unless you actually know the manufacturer, dont buy.
And be careful, in pretty much all the islands they hustle fake cubans. So unless you actually know the manufacturer, dont buy.
Posted on 4/12/19 at 10:56 am to NYCAuburn
If you’re stopping in Cozumel, there’s an official shop on the main square there:
La Casa de Habanos
Agree with above poster. You can get some great Dominican cigars at any of your ports.
La Casa de Habanos
Agree with above poster. You can get some great Dominican cigars at any of your ports.
This post was edited on 4/12/19 at 10:58 am
Posted on 4/12/19 at 11:10 am to NYCAuburn
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cuban cigars are pretty much a thing of the past. All the good rollers and plants have migrated to legal export countries
This is true. “Cubans are still making the best cigars in the world. They just aren’t doing it in Cuba.”
Posted on 4/12/19 at 4:30 pm to NYCAuburn
Cuban tobacco has not immigrated with them.
Posted on 4/12/19 at 7:52 pm to Sancho Panza
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Cuban tobacco has not immigrated with them.
wut? 
Posted on 4/12/19 at 10:04 pm to CHSTigersFan
Old Havana Cigars
PS: Not that you pronounced it wrong but it’s KAY-man.
The locals appreciate it when we get the pronunciation to their liking.
My drinking hole in Cayman, about a mile North of the cruise ship dumping off spot-
Fidel Murphy’s Pub
Ex-pats and snowbirds there. Interesting crowd at times.
Do you really need to exit a cruise ship and go ashore to a Margaritaville?
PS: Not that you pronounced it wrong but it’s KAY-man.
The locals appreciate it when we get the pronunciation to their liking.
My drinking hole in Cayman, about a mile North of the cruise ship dumping off spot-
Fidel Murphy’s Pub
Ex-pats and snowbirds there. Interesting crowd at times.
Do you really need to exit a cruise ship and go ashore to a Margaritaville?
Posted on 4/12/19 at 10:09 pm to CoachChappy
You can't make chicken salad outa chicken shite.
Posted on 4/12/19 at 11:20 pm to CHSTigersFan
The "Cuban Cigars aren't the same anymore" trope is parrotted by a whole bunch of people I'm willing to bet haven't smoked a real, quality Cuban. They're still the best cigars in the world, at least to my taste. Grab your son a Partagas Serie D #4, H. Uppman Magnum 54, or a Cohiba Siglo VI (or all 3, if you can find them) and he won't be disappointed 
Posted on 4/13/19 at 5:41 am to Sancho Panza
Look up Cuban seed cigars
Posted on 4/13/19 at 10:15 am to CoachChappy
Look up Cuban soil.
Posted on 4/15/19 at 9:56 am to Sancho Panza
I guess boiled crawfish don't taste the same in Texas as they do in Louisiana either.
Posted on 4/15/19 at 11:04 am to CHSTigersFan
It's been a couple years since my last visit but the Westin on 7 Mile Beach used to maintain a fairly decent humidor of Cuban cigars in their lobby bar. If you can't locate a better option closer to the cruise terminal, take a 10 minute cab ride down to the Westin and see if they have something you want.
Posted on 4/15/19 at 2:56 pm to Badmug
Thanks ya'll I'm looking forward to checking everything out.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 9:06 pm to CHSTigersFan
I'm a big fan of the Montecristo No. 2... must say Habana on the wrapper though.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 10:01 pm to weaveballs1
As a guy who has researched tobacco extensively I can assure you that Cuban cigars are a shadow of their former glory.
Pick up a cigar aficionado mag some time. Look to see where the top rated cigars are coming out of.
Nicaragua. The Dominican Republic. Honduras.
Sure, Cuba still has a few that place, but they’re not taking first prize or dominating the rest of the list.
Vuelta Abajo is still a great place to grow tobacco, no one is disputing that, but so much more goes into making a truly special cigar than just the terroir. Proper aging, blending, and rolling are arts in and of themselves, and most of the greatest artists did indeed leave Cuba after Castro took over. Also, if you truly think Cuban seed hasn’t been planted in places other than Cuba then I’ve got a tobacco farm in Arizona to sell you.
Pick up a cigar aficionado mag some time. Look to see where the top rated cigars are coming out of.
Nicaragua. The Dominican Republic. Honduras.
Sure, Cuba still has a few that place, but they’re not taking first prize or dominating the rest of the list.
Vuelta Abajo is still a great place to grow tobacco, no one is disputing that, but so much more goes into making a truly special cigar than just the terroir. Proper aging, blending, and rolling are arts in and of themselves, and most of the greatest artists did indeed leave Cuba after Castro took over. Also, if you truly think Cuban seed hasn’t been planted in places other than Cuba then I’ve got a tobacco farm in Arizona to sell you.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 11:23 pm to CHSTigersFan
If you are stopping there I am quite sure your cruise will stop in Cozumel.
Look up online but there is a cigar shop near the airport that is legit called La Casa Del Habano.
It comes highly rated. That's where I got mine and they are the real deal.
I'm going to Havana, Cuba the first week of May. Found out I can bring home 100 cigars. So with my girlfriend it will be 200.
Look up online but there is a cigar shop near the airport that is legit called La Casa Del Habano.
It comes highly rated. That's where I got mine and they are the real deal.
I'm going to Havana, Cuba the first week of May. Found out I can bring home 100 cigars. So with my girlfriend it will be 200.
This post was edited on 4/16/19 at 11:31 pm
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