Where's the best place to buy cigars in negril ?? I've never smoked a Cuban but would like too!!
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Where's the best place to buy cigars in negril ?? I've never smoked a Cuban but would like too!!
i thought you were talking about me!
Im Cuban!
That's cute.
The gift shop on the Chances property has them, have not had much luck with cigars in Jamaica though, lots of fakes, and stale cuban,s.
I always buy my Cuban cigars from my good friend Tarun who owns the little shop (Irie Jams) next to the Tree House. I spend $500.00 with him on cigars to bring home for my buds & they can't wait to get them!!! They like the Cohiba light & medium torpedos...about $212.00 a box..asking price. You never have to worry about the old switcharoo with his stogie's & his price's are fair but feel free to to bargin a bit. Been doing biz with him the last 4 years..when i get there I stop in to say hi & tell him the day I'm leaving & give him my order..which is always waiting for me as promised. I look forward to seeing him next visit Feb. 2014. Tell Jack from Chicago sent you...he'll know who your talking about.
Nice thank you! Will I be able to buy singles?? I can't see buying a box
Husband says he gets both Cuban and Dominican Republic cigars at the Store immediately north of the Palms (almost connected to Palms). He likes Cohiba's, Romeo and Juliet, and Churchills and Monte Cristo's.
No problem on the single cigars...frankly he makes more $ than selling me 2 to 3 box's of them. I keep getting text's from my buds that I brought them back for telling how damm good they are...I personally don't indulge. My order keeps going up each year. Tarun's a real nice guy too no pressure, he'll be behind the counter or just ask for him. Next year will be my 21st year visit there.....I sure miss Negril & all my friends there...just got back March 6th from my 5 weeks stay. I've been in that store by the Palms shopping for cigars before meeting Tarun..he came highly recommened by one of my oldest & dearest friends there....he was right!!
There is no la casa del habano (cuban government certified cigar dealer) in Jamaica, so I might buy a stick for the right price. Also remember Cohiba never made a class top humidor. I brings about 10 La Flor Dominicana Coronado Cigars for me and a 20 bundle of Flor De Oliva cigars to smoke with locals/friends and give away as gifts.
the fact that you still see glass top humidors in Negril, in broad daylight is hilarious.Quote:
Originally Posted by jsteil
negril is full of 99% bunk cuban cigars. what you said deserves to be said again. cuban cigars are not cheap, especially with Jamaica's protectionist tariffs which practically make it impossible to have a good tobacconist selling legitimate cigars when there is so much counterfeiting.
there are several tell tales. no box or loose singles? please, lol. Havana doesn't sell cigars in bundles. bunk. last time I saw a shyte ton of "cohiba" torpedoes in cellophane. they looked like darts. no such animal exists in cuba. cigars of different shade wrappers in the same box? bunk. look at the cigars, if there are different marques and they all have the same color wrapper, bunk. The foot of the cigar can also be a tell tale- traditional cuban rollers use a "bookend" style pattern when they roll the cigar. Also the cap can be a tell tale if you know what to look for, due also to the style of rolling and applying the cap.
there was only one legitimate shop operating in times square years ago and they closed down. caveat emptor. there is from what I have heard a nice shop owned by the same people who had the shop in times square in Mobay and also they run the airport tobacco shops.
some of the cigars are cuban in origin, but if you buy a bolivar and a hoyo they will taste the same. they are not the marques they are supposed to be.
jamaican cigars are pretty good.
Absolutely agree. I used to buy my cigars only from Vinny at CIGAR WORLD until they closed a few years ago.
The better resorts will sell real cubans in their gift shops, but they are expensive and you usually have to be staying there to get to the gift shop. Seashore Bay has a humidor now that does offer them, again expensive. I have been able to go into the Beaches Gift Shop a few times and get the R & J Tubos or Fonseca Cosacos at a decent price. I usually consider all else fake, but still decent smokes.
I still buy some at the airport on the way home, some have been real good, some have been bad. Good Luck.
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Originally Posted by monk
Vinny was a champ. Last I heard, he was back in India at his family's restaurant. Man the cigars I used to smoke out of that shop, many rivaled stuff out of a keep I used to have in London. Bolivar Royal Coronas in el corojo, upmann no2s, rafael gonzales coronas extras, for awhile I had a shelf there...Punch DCs...the thing was it was very pricey (you will not find anyone really willing to make "a deal" when buying cuban cigars, like you won't find people wiling to make a deal when you go to buy other luxury items lol) and so the cigars would sit and sit and sit, I think he had SLR PCs from 92 in there once, in 98. They didn't last very long and were insane.Quote:
Originally Posted by since75
I believe they also had a shop in tryall.
This brings back some nice memories, my favorite thing to do on Sundays used to be grab the Observer, buy some donuts, hit Sunrise Club and smoke away the morning after some breakfast crepes and a few rounds espresso/cappucino.
and when things were really good every day was Sunday lol.
Can Jamaican cigars be brought back into the states? I have a friends that asked me to bring her father back some. Not Cuban cigars, jamaican ones. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you!
Yes you should be able to bring any cigars as long as they are not Cubans.
meinvancouver,
thank yo for the fast reply:)
The past 3 years I stopped doing the taking off the bands...hiding them & getting a reciept for Jamaicans & just put the sealed boxs...3 (Cohibas) & 4 sealed boxs of Jose L. Piedra Cubans in my checked luggage without a problem. I check the NO box's on everything that's on the card they give us when coming back in the US. Not had a problem...I say they looking for Ganja for the most part & that WON'T happen with me!