What are the chances of smoking a legit CC in Miami?

[El Presidente]

 

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt"

The above came to mind when I saw the following snippet in an interview with Olympic Gold Medalist Nicola Adams

 

 

MY HOLS

Nicola Adams interview: ‘I tried Cuban cigars in Miami — I couldn’t see what all the fuss was about, to be honest’

[Chas.Alpha]

The same odds as a Protestant being elected Pope?

[Nino]

Same odds as drinking a decent beer there or having a decent coffee ... just guessing.

[bmac]

Who is Nicola Adams?

[Bijan]

13 minutes ago, bmac said:

Who is Nicola Adams?

Is this her:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Adams

If she's British why is she going to the US for CCs?

[Jimmy_jack]

Cuban guy in Miami sells you a cigar = Cuban Cigar …..?

[Thirds]

42 minutes ago, Chas.Alpha said:

The same odds as a Protestant being elected Pope?

Pretty sure there's a freemason there now for what it's worth....

[Enduin]

1 hour ago, Nino said:

Same odds as drinking a decent beer there or having a decent coffee ... just guessing.

 

Not a coffee drinker but beer, there's been an explosion of microbreweries in Florida in recent years so your information might be outdated. I had a lot of very good to downright amazing beer in Florida over the past few years living here. Almost none gets out of the state so most people don't know, but yeah, you'd be surprised at how good beer has gotten in FL. 

CCs on the other hand... 😓

[BrightonCorgi]

To  be fair; without further context it's hard to say either way on her statement. 

[riderpride]

Only the ones i bring with me.

I do go to some shops when I go to Fla that you can smoke in and chat people up. Those who know their stuff I usually gift a tubo to so they can experience it and get their take. Other than flavor differences  the comments are about the lack of nicotine and construction issues (if any).

[Fuzz]

About as likely to find as an honest politician, a quarterback who stays in the pocket and a tin man with a heart.

[rabidraccoon]

0% chance a store will sell them but you will see lots of fakes all over the place. I’ve seen vitolas that arent even real like a Trinidad Belicoso Fino.

[ATGroom]

I would say about 80% of the emails I get at CCW go along the lines of...

"I bought some Cohiba Siglo VI from a guy in Miami - he's Cuban so has contacts on the island that bring them over for him. I've smoked a few and I'm very sure that they're genuine, but when I ran the barcode in the checker on the Habanos website it came up as Montecristo No.4. Just wondering if this is a common error you have seen before?"

[Nevrknow]

2 hours ago, ATGroom said:

I would say about 80% of the emails I get at CCW go along the lines of...

"I bought some Cohiba Siglo VI from a guy in Miami - he's Cuban so has contacts on the island that bring them over for him. I've smoked a few and I'm very sure that they're genuine, but when I ran the barcode in the checker on the Habanos website it came up as Montecristo No.4. Just wondering if this is a common error you have seen before?"

So the 11 count box with the clear lid I got in meeami is fake? Crap!

 

10 hours ago, Enduin said:

 

Not a coffee drinker but beer, there's been an explosion of microbreweries in Florida in recent years so your information might be outdated. I had a lot of very good to downright amazing beer in Florida over the past few years living here. Almost none gets out of the state so most people don't know, but yeah, you'd be surprised at how good beer has gotten in FL. 

CCs on the other hand... 😓

Heading to St Augustine end of the month. Which brands?

[Cigar Surgeon]

Probably right up there with Kate Beckinsale texting me and asking if she can come over for a dram while she's in Calgary. 🤣

[Enduin]

4 hours ago, Nevrknow said:

So the 11 count box with the clear lid I got in meeami is fake? Crap!

 

Heading to St Augustine end of the month. Which brands?

I never really go to St. Augustine because it's a bit too touristy for my taste, so I can't speak for the microbrewery situation there. A little bit south of St. Augustine I can vouch for Persimmon Hollow Brewing in Downtown Deland (which is in a cute alley with a fantastic restaurant right next to it), Sanford has at least 8 breweries of which my favorites were Wop's Hops and Deviant Wolfe, plus there is a taproom called Celery City with a fantastic selection beers, local and not local. Further south you have Hourglass brewing in Longwood and Orlando which is awesome and makes really good stouts but also many sours, which I love, and more exotic beers. Then in Orlando proper there's Orlando Brewing which always had good classics and I heard Motorworks from Tampa just opened in downtown Orlando. If you go to Canaveral there is Playalinda in Titusville. In Winter Garden there's Crooked Can in the cute downtown/market district. These are what I can remember off the top of my head because they are the ones I visit regularly around me. And with that I mean pre-pandemic. Several have been open through the pandemic but I haven't been out for a beer yet.

You might find Orlando Brewing stuff bottled and sold throughout the state, but it's not nearly as good as what they have on tap. If you are gonna be in St. Augustine only I'd suggest you check out some of the local microbreweries rather than going for bottled stuff, because I guarantee even in St. Augustine there will be some. You'll still be flying blind but I've had a pretty good success rate checking out microbreweries around FL (any time I travel first thing I look up is breweries cause I like trying new stuff). 

[Islandboy]

I tried watching the olympics on TV once, I coudn't see what all the fuss was about, to be honest.

[Joeyjojo]

I would guess the only place you could get a real CC in Miami (and most of the US) would be from a member of this forum. 

Besides, if you actually like cigars and cigar culture I would guess there's all sorts of boutique NC brands to seek out and lounges to visit in that part of the world? 

  

[Habana Mike]

11 hours ago, Enduin said:

I never really go to St. Augustine because it's a bit too touristy for my taste, so I can't speak for the microbrewery situation there. A little bit south of St. Augustine I can vouch for Persimmon Hollow Brewing in Downtown Deland (which is in a cute alley with a fantastic restaurant right next to it), Sanford has at least 8 breweries of which my favorites were Wop's Hops and Deviant Wolfe, plus there is a taproom called Celery City with a fantastic selection beers, local and not local. Further south you have Hourglass brewing in Longwood and Orlando which is awesome and makes really good stouts but also many sours, which I love, and more exotic beers. Then in Orlando proper there's Orlando Brewing which always had good classics and I heard Motorworks from Tampa just opened in downtown Orlando. If you go to Canaveral there is Playalinda in Titusville. In Winter Garden there's Crooked Can in the cute downtown/market district. These are what I can remember off the top of my head because they are the ones I visit regularly around me. And with that I mean pre-pandemic. Several have been open through the pandemic but I haven't been out for a beer yet.

You might find Orlando Brewing stuff bottled and sold throughout the state, but it's not nearly as good as what they have on tap. If you are gonna be in St. Augustine only I'd suggest you check out some of the local microbreweries rather than going for bottled stuff, because I guarantee even in St. Augustine there will be some. You'll still be flying blind but I've had a pretty good success rate checking out microbreweries around FL (any time I travel first thing I look up is breweries cause I like trying new stuff). 

Wow, sounds like we may be neighbors soon. Moving to Flagler Beach end of July. Will def check some of these out.

[Nevrknow]

14 hours ago, Enduin said:

I never really go to St. Augustine because it's a bit too touristy for my taste, so I can't speak for the microbrewery situation there. A little bit south of St. Augustine I can vouch for Persimmon Hollow Brewing in Downtown Deland (which is in a cute alley with a fantastic restaurant right next to it), Sanford has at least 8 breweries of which my favorites were Wop's Hops and Deviant Wolfe, plus there is a taproom called Celery City with a fantastic selection beers, local and not local. Further south you have Hourglass brewing in Longwood and Orlando which is awesome and makes really good stouts but also many sours, which I love, and more exotic beers. Then in Orlando proper there's Orlando Brewing which always had good classics and I heard Motorworks from Tampa just opened in downtown Orlando. If you go to Canaveral there is Playalinda in Titusville. In Winter Garden there's Crooked Can in the cute downtown/market district. These are what I can remember off the top of my head because they are the ones I visit regularly around me. And with that I mean pre-pandemic. Several have been open through the pandemic but I haven't been out for a beer yet.

You might find Orlando Brewing stuff bottled and sold throughout the state, but it's not nearly as good as what they have on tap. If you are gonna be in St. Augustine only I'd suggest you check out some of the local microbreweries rather than going for bottled stuff, because I guarantee even in St. Augustine there will be some. You'll still be flying blind but I've had a pretty good success rate checking out microbreweries around FL (any time I travel first thing I look up is breweries cause I like trying new stuff). 

Thanks for the tips. My kids planned the vacation so I have no choice but to go ( read that as pay for everything 😂😂). Good thing is I have my own cigars and do not have to go with them everywhere ( see above for the pay part but that gives me some freedom to travel to your mentioned spots 😂). I will definitely follow up. 👍🏻

[PigFish]

Call an FoH brother in Miami, tell him/her you are hard up for a smoke. Bring over a nice bottle of booze, get gifted a nice cigar the host would be proud to smoke himself. Bingo, how to get a real Cuban cigar in Miami.

Hell, if you can mooch a cigar in LA, it must certainly work on the east coast!!!

Beer, blowjob or other... cannot help you there brother!

-the Pig

[Drguano]

On 6/3/2021 at 4:39 PM, Chas.Alpha said:

The same odds as a Protestant being elected Pope?

A slight diversion here. When the Council of Cardinals has decided who will be the next Pope, a white puff of smoke is issued. I have always thought (well for the last thirty seconds at least) that this smoke is from the cigars that they have lit to commemorate the event. Are they Cuban or maybe Toscanos? Maybe @MrJapan can confirm.

[Enduin]

15 hours ago, Habana Mike said:

Wow, sounds like we may be neighbors soon. Moving to Flagler Beach end of July. Will def check some of these out.

Yep I'm about 45-50min from Flagler Beach. Might be cool to do an East FL Coast herf at some point!

 

12 hours ago, Nevrknow said:

Thanks for the tips. My kids planned the vacation so I have no choice but to go ( read that as pay for everything 😂😂). Good thing is I have my own cigars and do not have to go with them everywhere ( see above for the pay part but that gives me some freedom to travel to your mentioned spots 😂). I will definitely follow up. 👍🏻

No problem!