Why Cuban cigars are so expensive

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3. Lovely to see this

It made me remember a lovely evening event in the (now defunct) Dunhill upstairs Humidor/Lounge on Jermyn Street in Central London - a walk in humidor which featured only specially selected Cuban Cigars and accommodating seating for a half dozen in deep leather club chairs.

That evening, Dunhill hosted a master cigar roller along with a cultural history presentation. At the conclusion, we were each handed a very large Cuaba. It was strongly suggested to let them mature a few months before smoking. My wife and I kept ours for several years in our home humidor - and then lit them up one afternoon at home sitting out on our front balcony overlooking our street in Notting Hill.

Holy crap! It knocked the living shit out of us both! I couldn't walk safely for about 90 minutes. Or maybe it was the decision to combine it with a bottle of Bollinger. Either way it was F.A.B. !

The smoking ban took away much of that culture (although I appreciate the result very much!) - I can hardly imagine the vile disgust likely directed at us when we commonly sat in the middle of Harvey Nichols 5th floor restaurant smoking Cohibas and quaffing our Remy - Crazy!

There nothing quite like a good Cuban cigar enjoyed in the correct environment and mood. But to be fair it's not for everyone.

Thanks for this!