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The Impact of the New Administration and Cuban Cigars

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I have heard early on in the Obama campeign that there was going to be an effort to normalize relations with Cuba. I thought this was a pretty bold initiative and I was unsure as to whether or not politically this was a good idea. I know many have forgotten, or cannot really comprehend the extent of the criticality of the Cuban Missile Crisis all those years ago because simply I think many folks today were either too young to remember or just are not students of history. But if the normalization of relations between the US and Cuba does occur, that will mean once again Cuban cigars will once again be available legally to those of us here in the US.

What are your thoughts on the issue? Should the normalization of relations take place? Have you had the opportunity to ever experience a real Cuban cigar?

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Permalink Reply by James Therry on February 18, 2009 at 11:22am: The superiority of the Cuban cigar is, in my opinion, largely a myth; unless one is talking about the very best Cubans -- the Romeo y Juliet Churchill, Partagas Lusitania, Trinidad Laguito, Cohiba Lancero, and so on, which are clearly in a class by themselves. As for the rest of the Cuban product, I think there are cigars coming out of DR, Honduras, and even Nicaragua that are easily a match for them.

Let us not overlook Dutch cigars, either, which are meant to be smoked a bit drier than the Caribbean types.

I have smoked all of these cigars, including the very greatest Cubans.

I strongly disapprove of the Castro regime -- its brutality and incompetence, its censorship and secret police, its psychiatric torture "hospitals" and its willful poverty. Let Castro die, let Cuba reform, then let's smoke.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by lawmann on February 18, 2009 at 5:10pm: I agree, there are many cigars cultivated in many of the Central American countries that are grown from Cuban seed that I enjoy too. But the best cigars are of course the quality Cubans by far, in my humble opinion, but the Dominican and Nicaraguan cigars are a very close second.

I agree whole heartedly regarding the Cuban regime and how they have oppressed the people of Cuba; it would be great if somehow there could be some change enacted with the change in power both here and over there. All politics aside, I think any change would be an improvement and create a better life for those over there. Ideally a peaceful change would be nice. I think change is enevitable, lets hope it is soon and it is positive.; ▶ Reply to This