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Habanos keeps UK Cuban prices inflated

Posted: Monday, March 20th, 2006 @ 2:14 pm in Cigars, Cuban Cigars | No Comments »

Not exactly breaking news, but pretty interesting, apparently a UK cigar seller tried importing Cubans into the UK without Habanos’ permission. The cigars were siezed at customs and the seller went to court.
“..the High Court ruled effectively that prices should remain unchanged when it upheld the right of the Corporación Habanos to prevent its cigars […]

Jose L. Piedra

Posted: Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 @ 1:45 pm in Cuban Cigars | 1 Comment »

After work yesterday, I lit up a Jose L. Piedra a friend of mine brought back from Spain. It’s the frist Cuban cigar I’ve smoked. I thought it was decent. The flavor was good and it was nice and smooth. The draw was a little tight, but other than that, I […]

Tom DeLay says Cuban cigars “cost of our national honor” — smokes them anyways

Posted: Thursday, April 28th, 2005 @ 12:14 pm in Cigars, Cuban Cigars | 1 Comment »

This isn’t a political blog, but when the topic involves cigars, well, what can else can I talk about.
Time Magazine has a photograph of Republican House Majority Leader Tom Delay smoking a cuban cigar. Big deal? In 2004 DeLay had this to say about US economic sanctions against Cuba.
“(Fidel)…will take the money. Every dime that […]