uscmd310 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Arrived Thurs Sept 21. The flight there was half empty. Alaska Air was charging $307 direct flight to Havana. Power is 99% back in the city. Could see visible damage with lots of trees blown down. They had already been cut up and placed in piles to be picked up by trucks. The roads had drained and were usable except for the Malecon. The malecon was closed down and no one allowed in the area, especially no picture taking. Guide said about 3-4 weeks to repair most of its damage so that it is again passable. El laguito was closed due to a lack of binder. That's bad news when the factory that should get the best of the best of all raw materials is shut down. We did a tour of La Corona, they were not using binder. I asked, how can you possibly roll cigars without binder??? It's gonna be crap. I guess they use leafs in between seco and volado to try and approximate something that might be close. Heard the standard line from habanos "best crop in 8 years!" News from the factory directors with the truth, its crap. Not enough wrapper. and evidently not enough binder??! Not many tourists, it was almost desperate for the tourist industry for dollars at this time. This was the first time I wasn't overcharged by a taxi from airport to downtown la Habana. They finally posted the government rates of $24 for the cab ride in the airport. My cuban friends always tell me that price, but I have always been charged $35 by the taxi stand. With so few tourists, the taxi line extended to the road outside the airport. Literally 50 cabs desperate for work. The good news about so few tourists, more cigars for me. I'll post some picture in abit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscmd310 Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 Arrived Thurs Sept 21. The flight there was half empty. Alaska Air was charging $307 direct flight to Havana. Power is 99% back in the city. Could see visible damage with lots of trees blown down. They had already been cut up and placed in piles to be picked up by trucks. The roads had drained and were usable except for the Malecon. The malecon was closed down and no one allowed in the area, especially no picture taking. Guide said about 3-4 weeks to repair most of its damage so that it is again passable. El laguito was closed due to a lack of binder. That's bad news when the factory that should get the best of the best of all raw materials is shut down. We did a tour of La Corona, they were not using binder. I asked, how can you possibly roll cigars without binder??? It's gonna be crap. I guess they use leafs in between seco and volado to try and approximate something that might be close. Heard the standard line from habanos "best crop in 8 years!" News from the factory directors with the truth, its crap. Not enough wrapper. and evidently not enough binder??! Not many tourists, it was almost desperate for the tourist industry for dollars at this time. This was the first time I wasn't overcharged by a taxi from airport to downtown la Habana. They finally posted the government rates of $24 for the cab ride in the airport. My cuban friends always tell me that price, but I have always been charged $35 by the taxi stand. With so few tourists, the taxi line extended to the road outside the airport. Literally 50 cabs desperate for work. The good news about so few tourists, more cigars for me. I'll post some picture in abit.9 x Montecristo 80th Anniverssrio, 2x Behike 52, Cohiba Lancero, Lusitania, Magnum 56, and the standard currently available Dantes and MarquezSent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverstyx Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Nice haul! Where did you find the BHK 52? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscmd310 Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 Nice boxes are always kept under the table. There was a lack of tourists right after the hurricane and a little easier to find stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshapiro Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 wow. glad you got some behike and 80th. Nobody would sell me full boxes of Behike, 80th, Dantes. I had to buy singles at habana libre lcdh. i bought a box of behike 52 at cohiba atmosphere for $100 cuc over cuba lcdh price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscmd310 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 Havana libre singles . 100 cuc over shop price is still a great price for bhk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wertman Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 What are prices for 80th Anniv in Cuba? Did you see any of the new LCDH? Specifically the Trini? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaxp81 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 you got Behikes.... jealous!! I'm in Costa Rica this week and am planning on hitting up the LCDH tonight with hopes I get some..Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaffer22 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Nice haul. A little concerning to hear about binder and wrapper shortages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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