polarbear Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 I've got a friend heading to Havana next week and he's offered to pick me up some sticks while he's there. He's not a cigar guy but I was hoping to get him to grab me some custom/house rolls while he was there What are the best places to send him? Where else should he go? He's happy to trek around as he's there to see the island I've already had the "dont buy anything off the street" conversation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CigarEnthusiast Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Not sure if you told him, but tell him to buy only from LCDH since I've read of stores that sell fakes on the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yeah, mentioned all the usual advice Dont buy off the street Only buy from an LCDH Check your currency when you change it Photocopy your passport and carry it with you The usual tips I've picked up around here 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt123 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 The customs at melia habana are very good. The lcdh at club habana are amazing. Ask for the monsdales. And the house rolls at the lcdh at hotel Conde de Villanueva are very good as well. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordAnubis Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 The customs from the Nacional are apparently pretty good.. roller just sitting there rolling, and reasonably priced. i've got one courtesy of Gary but not smoked it. Sitting in the humi waiting for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondog Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Reynaldos Conde Villanueva 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt123 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yea definitely go to Conde Villanueva!! Awesome shop and hotel. And Reynaldo's custom rolls are superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigodeanda Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Cool! Following this now! A good friend of mine who's in habanos cigar smoking is going to Havana next year! I'll be sure to ask him for some customs. Is it allowed here to ask for a price range? Just to know how much cigars I could afford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt123 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I don't think so.. If anything pm me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt123 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I've also heard Maria from 5th and 16 house rolls are very good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordAnubis Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Cool! Following this now! A good friend of mine who's in habanos cigar smoking is going to Havana next year! I'll be sure to ask him for some customs. Is it allowed here to ask for a price range? Just to know how much cigars I could afford In general terms the rules are there to prevent people talking about prices of standard every day cigars and associating those prices to a particular vendor. I would suggest it's easy enough to talk about prices and sources in PM in any case. So i don't have to ban you in my first week on the job Can i even ban people?!?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac77 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 In addition the those mentioned above, Juanita rolls out of Melia Cohiba. Her Robustos are quite nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieCanuck Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yea definitely go to Conde Villanueva!! Awesome shop and hotel. And Reynaldo's custom rolls are superb! ^^this^^ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I've been lucky to have tried Alejandro's (Alex's) behike 52's and they are superb. He's Crissantos replacement at the Commodor I believe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I could be off base, but I'd be sure to exercise discretion if discussing certain roller's customs around any shops in Cuba. The walls have ears and eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lant63 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Any mons blend from club havana is an absolute must. Sent by telepathic super powers -Stogie Boy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ryan Posted December 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2014 Custom or shop rolled cigars in Havana are generally all good. If you are sending someone who doesn't really know cigars, the Conde de Villanueva hotel is the best bet. Up the steps in the courtyard of the hotel is the shop. Through the door and the room on the right has the custom rolls. There is usually a good selection of sizes. 5 cigars each of 5 different sizes is a nice selection of his cigars. They'll be an average of about 7 cuc each, between 5 and 10 cuc per cigar. Yolanda usually has bundles in the little cabinet humidor in the shop in the basement of the Melia Habana hotel. I like the dalia and Churchill sizes there a lot. 100 - 125 cuc for a bundle of 25. Monsdales are great cigars but on more than one occasion I've been told there that they have none left. I usually go at times of the year when there are a lot of people buying these though. Quieter times should be OK. Hamlet is paid to work as an employee in a cigar shop. He is not paid to roll cigars. The Partagas shop won't have custom rolls "in stock" other than, possibly, La China, who is the roller who works there. Her cigars are nice by the way. There are times, while traveling in Cuba, that discretion is advised. Hamlet, if your friend gets a chance to talk to him, may be able to help with specific requests for "hard to find cigars" but nothing is guaranteed. Whatever you happen to get, freeze them when they get to you. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackham Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Alejandro from Hotel Commodoro, I recommend his corona & robusto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Presidente Posted December 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2014 (edited) I suspect he will not want to go around a half dozen LCDH looking for customs if he is not a cigar guy. Best bet is Conde. He will be in Old Havana anyway. have him ask for Reynaldo Lancero. We picked them up for 3 CUC from memory. The best customs of the week for smoking young. Edited December 9, 2014 by bundwallah Edited for should know better. 30 day suspension 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Thanks guys I gave him all suggested options and locations in the hopes that if he finds that's he's close to one he can just head there rather than having to make the trek to one specific location on the other side of Havana Is the Partagas Factory doing factory tours yet? Last I heard they were considering re-opening the factory to tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I suspect he will not want to go around a half dozen LCDH looking for customs if he is not a cigar guy. Best bet is Conde. He will be in Old Havana anyway. have him ask for Reynaldo Lancero. We picked them up for 3 CUC from memory. The best customs of the week for smoking young. True on this Rob. However a couple of weeks ago the last remaining Lanceros were sold. We asked when there'd be more and Reynaldo told us 'next year' That could mean January/February I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Frank, love all the edits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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