Please prove me wrong (that LCDHs aren't selling Non-Cuban Cigars currently)

[VeguerosMAN]

17 minutes ago, Lunettesman said:

I wonder if you can buy a NC in a LCDH and smoke it there🙄

I would imagine since NCs are treated as forbidden fruits in LCDHs, you would have to buy, look over your shoulders, hide your purchase, get out of the store and smoke elsewhere. 

[Reuben]

On 5/8/2024 at 3:50 AM, Cayman17 said:

The LCDH in Grand Cayman had a gentleman rolling cigars just inside the doorway. They looked beautiful. A customer asked about the tobacco being used for these cigars, which were available to purchase from the store, and the saleswoman said it was Nicaraguan tobacco.  This was about ten days ago. 

I remember this being the case about 10 years ago also.  That's exactly what they said.

[Salomones]

In Germany you can.

[Li Bai]

In France you definitely can't .

By the way you can't buy CCs either but that's just because there are no LCDH here.

[VeguerosMAN]

13 hours ago, Li Bai said:

In France you definitely can't .

By the way you can't buy CCs either but that's just because there are no LCDH here.

So where do you buy your cigars? Through online retails?

[Li Bai]

9 hours ago, VeguerosMAN said:

So where do you buy your cigars?  Through online retails?

I meant you can't buy NCs or even CCs in a LCDH in France as there are none. Can't buy online here, even our gracious host doesn't ship to France as it's illegal and our customs are quite effective 🥲

[VeguerosMAN]

40 minutes ago, Li Bai said:

I meant you can't buy NCs or even CCs in a LCDH in France as there are none. Can't buy online here, even our gracious host doesn't ship to France as it's illegal and our customs are quite effective 🥲

So how do you get your cigars?

[Li Bai]

Well we do have "tabacs", the only shops authorized to sell tobacco products although few of them sell cigars.

[VeguerosMAN]

7 hours ago, Li Bai said:

Well we do have "tabacs", the only shops authorized to sell tobacco products although few of them sell cigars.

Sad situation. 

[Li Bai]

7 hours ago, VeguerosMAN said:

Sad situation. 

Actually we've been quite lucky, there are outstanding shops in Paris (A La Civette, Le Lotus, Art Tabac,...) and for years one could find almost anything he could hope for due to our geographic situation and our importer.

Now it is sad here but it seems to be sad everywhere for CC lovers 🥲

[VeguerosMAN]

6 hours ago, Li Bai said:

Actually we've been quite lucky, there are outstanding shops in Paris (A La Civette, Le Lotus, Art Tabac,...) and for years one could find almost anything he could hope for due to our geographic situation and our importer.

Now it is sad here but it seems to be sad everywhere for CC lovers 🥲

Do they now sell mostly cigarettes? 

[Li Bai]

22 minutes ago, VeguerosMAN said:

Do they now sell mostly cigarettes? 

In general you can buy cigarettes in those places too but they're clearly specialised in cigars. Mostly CCs although their shelves are filled with NCs nowadays.

[Rhod]

I just wish I could get more of the house roll Marevas from LCDH St. Kitts. They haven't been available since late 2022.  

[VeguerosMAN]

18 hours ago, Li Bai said:

In general you can buy cigarettes in those places too but they're clearly specialised in cigars. Mostly CCs although their shelves are filled with NCs nowadays.

At some point, I believe Cuba will have to import tobaccos from other countries to sustain business.

[KCCubano]

12 hours ago, VeguerosMAN said:

At some point, I believe Cuba will have to import tobaccos from other countries to sustain business.

Maybe they can get their tobacco from Rob and Hamlet

[Jerryvonkramer]

My local one started stocking a few premium NCs like Davidoff last year.