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Private restaurants have been thriving for years and provide far better quality and value than state-run restaurants. The mushroom metaphor is perfect, they've been underground for years and the right conditions are finally allowing them to emerge. 

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Some great deals in those private stores. A little hole in the wall beside Harris Brothers supermarket had Santiago 11 year old for 4,500 cup in February. Not bad compared to $48 in the MLC shops / cigar shops.

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On 6/9/2023 at 8:13 PM, Ryan said:

Some great deals in those private stores. A little hole in the wall beside Harris Brothers supermarket had Santiago 11 year old for 4,500 cup in February. Not bad compared to $48 in the MLC shops / cigar shops.

I saw the 12 YO Santiago 2800CUP in Moron. I was pretty sure it's a fake. Now you make me thinking i missed a deal 🙂. There is such a think like "fake" rum?

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18 hours ago, vladdraq said:

I saw the 12 YO Santiago 2800CUP in Moron. I was pretty sure it's a fake. Now you make me thinking i missed a deal 🙂. There is such a think like "fake" rum?

That does seem cheap. There is such a thing as fake rum in Cuba, I've seen fake Santiago 11 year old in stores in Cuba, before the currency changes etc. Always check the seal on the top of the bottle as well as the quality of the printing of on the label and the outer packaging. (Blurry = Bad).

Since the currency changes though, there is actually cheaply priced, officially produced rum available, as well as cigars if one knows where to look. Hotel lounges that sell cigars in local prices will have the best prices on the Island.

Nightclubs and bars will often have specials on rum and whiskey. Expensive if one has changed their money at 25 cup : 1 dollar. Not so expensive at 200 cup : 1 dollar.

 

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I asked a friend to take some pics, she actually bought one bottle. i'll go and test it in 2 weeks, ill come back with a feed back just for the record. 🤓

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The 12 YO is 2800Cup, the 8 YO is 2500 Cup LOL, same store! 

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Most likely refilled legitimate bottles.  That's the easiest to fake in the distilled or wine business.

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2 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

Most likely refilled legitimate bottles.  That's the easiest to fake in the distilled or wine business.

Agree! Probably some home made beach Ron. 🙂 I'll enjoy it with a Cohiba from a friend working at the factory!

 

Dog piss with floor sweepings. Awesome!

 

Joke aside, these aren't for sale in some tourists frequented areas. It's just mind blowing to sell fake cuban rum to cubans. I just don't get it.

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Private bodegas like B21 are owned by government ranking officials disguised to look like they are owned by Juan Q Publico. They are full of fake rum/beer or as they like to say "inventado". Some of their products they bought at govenment stores in CUP at way lower prices only to be sold 5X or more. These people are protected. MIPYME is another facade of government workers. The story is they are allowed to "import" products as they have a license for that. Free market reforms supposedly. Only no one knows how to get that license or who the owner is of that local bodega. The locals usually say "ellos". Spaghetti 500 CUP/lb, rice 200 CUP/lb, I think the Pope sells it cheaper inside the Vatican. Don't get fooled into thinking these programs are to help the locals, its just for the folks with government ties. John

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