Guys James is in heaven,you have to remember that in the states we are use to see a dark wrapper and think its maduro,in Cuba you have a dark wrapper and it might be oscuro,it seems they are working on true maduros.lets see what happens.
They are dark. I saw them today at El Laguito. But they are Oscuro, not those black funky things you see from countries other than Cuba. And they have five-year-old wrappers...
Posts: 152 | Location: Tuscany | Registered: April 26, 2002
Lopez was saying how his customers are loving the Petit Edmundo, or the "perfect one-coffee" cigar. He said you can smoke it in 10 or 15 minutes and it delivers all the richness and flavor you could expect out of quick-fix smoke. It's about the same time it takes to enjoy a good Cuban coffee, he says. I couldn't agree more.
James, you serious? It takes me 45 minutes to smoke a Hoyo Petit Robusto!
You're supposed to smoke the thing, not fondle it.
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Am curious, knowing what you do, James, why would you order Boli's from 2000 vintage to begin with? One would think you could have nearly any year you wanted? And among the Petit Corona's (or all main vitola's even) would you ever consider listing an on-line ranking all available in Habana *according to your own liking and flavor profiles* so readers could see your personal notes on each. That way if I was about to order a cabinet I, or any reader, could hop over and see, "well James said this about the Por Larranga's and this about the Boli's, and this on Siglo IIs" and this is the flavor I will want since most of these will get smoked with Jacob’s Creek Shiraz South Australia Reserve 2003, So based on James' ideas, I think I will try the ________..... A nice index like this, with your notes, would be helpful.
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Ciao Gino. I saw the manager from the R & J factory yesterday by chance and he said that his factory was still close except for some student rollers working...
Posts: 152 | Location: Tuscany | Registered: April 26, 2002
Ciao Gino. I saw the manager from the R & J factory yesterday by chance and he said that his factory was still close except for some student rollers working...
Hmmm---- student rollers, that explains a lot of things.
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James, Missed you by a couple of days at the Upmann factory. Unfortunately, was only able to take the tourists tour, but fun anyway. Couldn't believe how clean and modern it looked and everyone was working very hard. The smokes I had in Cuba were fantastic (Bolivar Corona, R & J Churchill). Thanks for your great articles and insights.
Dont seem right Ive been strung out here all night Ive been waiting for the taste You said youd bring to me Biscayne bay Where the cuban gentlemen sleep all day I went searching for the song You used to sing to me Katy lies You could see it in her eyes But imagine my surprise When I saw you
Originally posted by cromag: Dont seem right Ive been strung out here all night Ive been waiting for the taste You said youd bring to me Biscayne bay Where the cuban gentlemen sleep all day I went searching for the song You used to sing to me Katy lies You could see it in her eyes But imagine my surprise When I saw you
Okay, let's stop this. It's starting to sound...well...a little gay.
Originally posted by James Suckling: Ciao Gino. I saw the manager from the R & J factory yesterday by chance and he said that his factory was still close except for some student rollers working...
Also when I visited last year there where students and the man in the Tienda (I don't remember his name) said me that the cigars rolled from students are for internal market.Is it believable?
Hi I know that accurate figures are difficult to obtain, but what numbers are going to be produced? Firstly, there can't be much of that wrapper around. Secondly, with 12 rollers making 2 of the sizes in one factory, possibly in equal numbers, they all need to be rolling for a month for just 12000 Cigars of each size at 100 a day. Worldwide demand is going to be huge and clearly a lot of stock is going to be needed for Festival week for the dinners and general Habanos PR. Any thoughts? Thanks
Originally posted by Bernard Gutman: Hi I know that accurate figures are difficult to obtain, but what numbers are going to be produced? Firstly, there can't be much of that wrapper around. Secondly, with 12 rollers making 2 of the sizes in one factory, possibly in equal numbers, they all need to be rolling for a month for just 12000 Cigars of each size at 100 a day. Worldwide demand is going to be huge and clearly a lot of stock is going to be needed for Festival week for the dinners and general Habanos PR. Any thoughts? Thanks
Bernard, are you the guy that started "Pricester"?
Just wanted to thank James for his fine journalism. I've read his entire archive of columns on the site over the past couple of weeks. Just so damn good ...
