Just back from Grand Cayman, and visited and purchased in 3 shops:
1. Havana Humidor near the cruise ship terminal:
3 Cuban women sales clerks, including the knowledgeable and hot Nora? The proprietor may have the best life in the world, he sits and smokes Habanos all day, getting his back scratched by hot Cuban women. What a life!
Highest prices of the 3 shops I went in(of course - right next to the cruise terminal). Good selection, service, and eye candy.
2. The Cigar Box at Botswain's beach Turtle Farm/Dolphin Cove:
Dennis, the manager, is quite a storyteller. Sit down with a smoke and let him regale you with tales of his life. Not as knowledgeable, and selection not as extensive, but better prices than Havana Humidor.
3. Churchill's Cigars Airport:
The place to buy cigars to take home. DUTY FREE! Cayman charges 100% duty on Habanos, so this is the place to buy cigars to take home. Best prices I saw on the island.
I bought a (different) Cohiba from each shop (Esplendido, Siglo VI, Maduro 5 Secreto), and all 3 have the same genuine ring (or is the script too dark?). If one is fake, they're all fake.
I have purchases fakes before on the street( a box of Esplendidos for $100!) and was happy with the purchase. The smoking will tell on these.
Long time ago while vacation in Grand Cayman and befor I was into cigars.. I went to shop #2 and purchased some montecrsito...Does the shop sell legit cigars? Am just curious if I got duped back then...
" . i put two boxes of cigars on the window sill and voila, the cigars became, well, "plump" within a few days. so far the plump damp cigars smoke "better" than the cool dry ones "
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Originally posted by Docbarry: I was under the impression that the only 2 places to obtain genuine Habanos was LCAD and Churchills
These are the only two I visited/purchased from. Thanks to the help of those here there was no effing around. I knew exactly where to go. The LCDH purchase was for myself (pictured below)
The purchase at Curchills was a 3 pack of Cohiba Siglo VI for a building super here in NYC who had helped in getting me a bathroom remodel in the building where he works.
