... Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Hi All, Travelling to Turk & Caicos next week and I was wondering if anybody had recently went and bought cigars there. I'm curious about which stores had good selection of Habanos and how the pricing would compare to pricing in Cuba. Any info welcome, cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfunkyg Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I wouldn't go with much expectations of bringing home a huge haul. I was there in 2014 and stayed in the Grace Bay / Providenciales area. There were a few shops who had some stand-up humidors with some Cuban standards. Didn't inspect closely enough to determine if they were legit or not. There was a small place on Grace Bay road with their own local brand. I had sampled and I don't recall it being anything to get excited about. Defiantly bring your own supply for smoking during the trip. Wonderful place, probably the most amazing beaches and turquoise water I have ever seen in my experience. Fantastic restaurants. Enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC4 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 The few years ago which i was there, everything I came across was fake. The store, which everyone pointed out as the place to buy, which also happened to supply all the hotel's, sold fakes. the owner didn't even know what Behike was!!! Take your own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveyBoulevard Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 If you bring me...I will bring all your cigars for you. I will even cut and light them for you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2fly Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I would love to go there! I am too fat to fit in a suitcase but we may be able to squeeze me into a trunk! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Going there for business and already bringing my girlfriend in the suitcase ? I read that the duty free shop at the airport was legit and had a reasonable selection but no mention of pricing. I'll gather firsthand intel and report back to you guys. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watches_whiskies_cigars Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 43 minutes ago, Jeanff said: Going there for business and already bringing my girlfriend in the suitcase ? I read that the duty free shop at the airport was legit and had a reasonable selection but no mention of pricing. I'll gather firsthand intel and report back to you guys. Cheers! I'd love to hear your intel as I'm going there in early March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfunkyg Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 17 hours ago, Jeanff said: Going there for business and already bringing my girlfriend in the suitcase ? I read that the duty free shop at the airport was legit and had a reasonable selection but no mention of pricing. I'll gather firsthand intel and report back to you guys. Cheers! I don't recall seeing much in the way in the duty free shops there either. The Providenciales airport is a very small airport. I remember getting a bottle of Zacapa XO from duty free there but didn't see anything in regards to cigars. Definitely bring you own and maybe you get lucky finding something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzopyrene Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Nothing worth buying there cigar wise IMO when I was there....not a ton of Cubans on the island surprisingly.....they do have a their own cigar factory though. I brought my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Back to the hard reality of ice and snow after a week in Turk & Caicos. Had a great time, ate a lot of conch and had awesome grooper and snapper. The few cigars I came across in shops were definitely fake. The Providenciales airport duty free shop had a little walk-in humidor with a few unopened boxes of CCs and NCs. They seem to sell primarily singles... inspected a box of Monte 1 and a box of CoRo and they looked good enough to take back. Definitely not a place you go specifically for cigars but managed not to come home empty handed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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