Are we in a "Cigar Boom" but just not realize it yet?

[golfgar]

On 7/11/2016 at 8:38 PM, gweilgi said:

Some venues in London (England, not Ontario ) get around this by moving their smoking areas to rooftop terraces.  

I am not sure whether blankets and patio heaters are sufficient to cope with a Canadian winter, though...

Last time in London ENG we stayed at the Lanesborough and their smoking lounge was basically a tent on the sidewalk separated from the building by about 3 inches.  It was rather nice though as drink service was provided.  They had a box of original Behike's they were offering as individual sticks.

[earthson]

Well, since Habana started cooking their tobacco (or aging it for 3-5 years before bunching, whatever they're doing), I would say I'm on a buying/storage boom...

[NSXCIGAR]

3 hours ago, earthson said:

Well, since Habana started cooking their tobacco (or aging it for 3-5 years before bunching, whatever they're doing), I would say I'm on a buying/storage boom...

No one knows for sure, but the most prominent theory is indeed the "cooking" theory, or curing at higher heat. Whatever they did, it was very effective at making Cuban cigars much more approachable young. If only they had figured that out when the Corojo and original Crilollo strains were in use...

Anyway, I would be scooping up as much 13-15 production as possible right now as well. It's been a good run and with all the conflicting reports (mostly negative) surrounding recent tobacco crops the run of high quality cigars may be shortly coming to a close.