Heading to La Casa Del Habano Cancun...

[JoeyBones777]

In a few hours I'm going to the LCDH Cancun. Anything in particular I should look to get that is unique to this store? Anything I should avoid? Obviously I've never been here. In fact, This is the first LCDH I will visit.

[helix]

Was Reynaldo still there?

[Bada_Bing_NJ]

I heard it's a bit pricey in MX, but might luck out with finding some good aged boxes. My buddy was there a few months ago. Happy Hunting! 

[avitus]

19 hours ago, Bada_Bing_NJ said:

I heard it's a bit pricey in MX

I came back from Playa del Carmen last month. The RyJ Churchills were priced $195USD for pack of 3 at Duty-Free. I'm wondering how much it would cost at Cancun's LCDH?

[JoeyBones777]

8 hours ago, avitus said:

I came back from Playa del Carmen last month. The RyJ Churchills were priced $195USD for pack of 3 at Duty-Free. I'm wondering how much it would cost at Cancun's LCDH?

I believe they were the same.

[avitus]

8 hours ago, JoeyBones777 said:

I believe they were the same.

But... what's the point of Duty-Free though? It's suppose to be cheaper. At least mezcal, which I was interested in, was cheaper at the airport comparing to Playa del Carmen stores.  

[my happy place]

8 hours ago, avitus said:

But... what's the point of Duty-Free though? It's suppose to be cheaper. At least mezcal, which I was interested in, was cheaper at the airport comparing to Playa del Carmen stores.  

There are duty-free "exclusives" too.

[JoeyBones777]

8 hours ago, avitus said:

But... what's the point of Duty-Free though? It's suppose to be cheaper. At least mezcal, which I was interested in, was cheaper at the airport comparing to Playa del Carmen stores.    

Good question. The Cancun LCDH is right on the hotel strip in the middle of an exclusively tourist area. Everything in that area is priced at a premium. Disappointing!

[Stanislaw]

The experience can be memorable if you bring friends drink mojitos and (hopefully) pick a few hard to find enjoyable cigars. It's a great cigar lounge but yeah you won't have fun if your budget is $60 😂

[JoeyBones777]

On 7/11/2025 at 2:20 AM, Stanislaw said:

The experience can be memorable if you bring friends drink mojitos and (hopefully) pick a few hard to find enjoyable cigars. It's a great cigar lounge but yeah you won't have fun if your budget is $60 😂

I had a mojito and my wife had an old fashioned. We sat on the back patio and each smoked a small cigar. It was nice but pricey. I really think I am over CC at this point given their price point and need for age. I don't have the knowledge to walk into an LCDH and be able to pick out a single cigar that will taste good at its age. I smoked a ERdM Choix Supreme which performed well but tasted very meh. At $20+ it just isn't acceptable in my view when I can smoke a NC for less than half the price and enjoy it twice as much.🤷‍♂️

[SCgarman]

2 hours ago, JoeyBones777 said:

I had a mojito and my wife had an old fashioned. We sat on the back patio and each smoked a small cigar. It was nice but pricey. I really think I am over CC at this point given their price point and need for age. I don't have the knowledge to walk into an LCDH and be able to pick out a single cigar that will taste good at its age. I smoked a ERdM Choix Supreme which performed well but tasted very meh. At $20+ it just isn't acceptable in my view when I can smoke a NC for less than half the price and enjoy it twice as much.🤷‍♂️

A Choix Supreme is a flavorless dog rocket compared to other Cubans. I traded my partial box away, they tasted like burning paper. 20 years ago, Mexico had some of the highest priced Cuban cigars. I can't imagine the prices now. And cigar smoking has apparently been clamped down since I been to Cancun. I was smoking cigars in the hotel resort theater they had there .They had a good Michael Jackson impersonator. Can't do that anymore! This was back in 2006. I do remember the woman sitting behind me did not appreciate my cigar at all.

[MC4]

1 hour ago, SCgarman said:

A Choix Supreme is a flavorless dog rocket compared to other Cubans. I traded my partial box away, they tasted like burning paper.

I thought I am the only one disliking Choix Supreme for this very reason.

[Vetteman]

5 hours ago, JoeyBones777 said:

I had a mojito and my wife had an old fashioned. We sat on the back patio and each smoked a small cigar.

I sat on that back deck with a mojito and a smoke a few times looking out for crocs, but never saw any.

 

[SCgarman]

1 hour ago, MC4 said:

I thought I am the only one disliking Choix Supreme for this very reason.

Every time I lit one from my box, I tried to be objective and unbiased. They are simply a crap, flavorless blend. They were bad at $176/box. I can't imagine any better at the current 5-600/box. 

[Ford2112]

Lol are they that bad? I have never sought one out...smoked a box of those little panatelas once, name escapes me. Each too small. 

[Stanislaw]

5 hours ago, JoeyBones777 said:

I had a mojito and my wife had an old fashioned. We sat on the back patio and each smoked a small cigar. It was nice but pricey. I really think I am over CC at this point given their price point and need for age. I don't have the knowledge to walk into an LCDH and be able to pick out a single cigar that will taste good at its age. I smoked a ERdM Choix Supreme which performed well but tasted very meh. At $20+ it just isn't acceptable in my view when I can smoke a NC for less than half the price and enjoy it twice as much.🤷‍♂️

Hey Joey, bummed to hear that honestly. I supposed we could have better prepared you by suggesting cheap and cheerful sticks IF they were even available...how was the inventory?? My go-to in those situations is a Monte 4 but I hear even those are $20+ these days.

My last LCDH visit was last year in Aruba and lucky for me it turned out pretty great but I went into the place with blinders on. I smoked an amazing Partagás Salamones and sipped Eminente rum while chatting up the polite Caribbean beauty that was working there. In the end, it was an outstanding experience but I think I dropped $350 on a few cigars and great conversation.

[JoeyBones777]

On 7/19/2025 at 10:16 AM, Stanislaw said:

Hey Joey, bummed to hear that honestly. I supposed we could have better prepared you by suggesting cheap and cheerful sticks IF they were even available...how was the inventory?? My go-to in those situations is a Monte 4 but I hear even those are $20+ these days.

My last LCDH visit was last year in Aruba and lucky for me it turned out pretty great but I went into the place with blinders on. I smoked an amazing Partagás Salamones and sipped Eminente rum while chatting up the polite Caribbean beauty that was working there. In the end, it was an outstanding experience but I think I dropped $350 on a few cigars and great conversation.

No worries. I didn't really plan in advance on going there or I would have prepared myself a bit better. I'm not sure it would have helped though. The CC I have in my inventory are all 5+ years and older and they are all smoking great except for my Monte 2s which has been a huge disappointment. My expectations are likely too high for any young CC to meet given their current price points.

[Stanislaw]

Good point. Back in April I was in Germany for a few days and visited one of my favorite shops and their inventory was the weakest I'd seen EVER and what they did have (Monte 4 and BBF) were 2024 codes only - they have forever held their strict "minimum 5 years aging" policy and that clearly had gone out the window. They still charged me a premium for the two sticks I left with.

Times have changed but at least we can still source good stuff. 😉