Why is there so much 1998 product available?

[CigarZen]

It seems like there is an inordinate amount of product from this year. Some places have endless supplies of Trini Fund.s from this year, by way of illustration.

I heard that there was a lot of production, it was held back in the warehouses in favor of newer production so it didn't appear to be a backlog.

Rob -- what do you say of this? Seems a bit odd to me.

[El Presidente]

You are not seeing a lot of 1999 are you ;-)

[habanohal]

» You are not seeing a lot of 1999 are you ;-)

I thought 99 was a bad year??? I do see alot of 98s' but most of them are in marcas that are so called 2nd rate ( Sancho Panza, Jual Lopez)

I have about 12 boxes of differant brands from 98 and they are all marvelous. ( except the plugged buggers of the Partagas Conn # 1)

[Duckguy]

» » You are not seeing a lot of 1999 are you ;-)

»

» I thought 99 was a bad year??? I do see alot of 98s' but most of them

» are in marcas that are so called 2nd rate ( Sancho Panza, Jual Lopez)

»

» I have about 12 boxes of differant brands from 98 and they are all

» marvelous. ( except the plugged buggers of the Partagas Conn # 1)

This is interesting, I've wondered the same but haven't had enough from that year to form an opinion....

[sleeper]

Perhaps the 99-00 are all in Cuba getting revisado stamps as we type:-) .

[El Presidente]

1999 was the worst year re quality in Habanos record. There were some good cigars made but world wide distributors complained long and loud regarding the excessive rate of plugged cigars.

It was nigh impossible to move 1999 stock both then and now. Yet production was higher than 1998. So where has all that stock gone?

It rates alongside the Bermuda triangle as one of the great mysteries of our time ;-)

[maestro]

and alongside the Crispy Creme saga, to ask it is to answer.

Where did all the doughnuts go? Certainly not in the public's waistline-had to have been an accounting error.

[shrink]

habanolhal: "they are all marvelous...except the plugged buggers"

Those guys? They're all across the street at the bath house... and they're marvelous, too... just ask Ken.

[Ken Gargett]

» habanolhal: "they are all marvelous...except the plugged buggers"

»

» Those guys? They're all across the street at the bath house... and they're

» marvelous, too... just ask Ken.

just check the cuba trip photos!!

[Havana Joe]

» 1999 was the worst year re quality in Habanos record. There were some good

» cigars made but world wide distributors complained long and loud regarding

» the excessive rate of plugged cigars.

»

» It was nigh impossible to move 1999 stock both then and now. Yet

» production was higher than 1998. So where has all that stock gone?

»

» It rates alongside the Bermuda triangle as one of the great mysteries of

» our time ;-)

That's news to me, it's the first I heard of that, but now I know and I'll avoid boxes produced in '98. Thanks for the tip, El Prez;-)

[josie67]

» » 1999 was the worst year re quality in Habanos record. There were some

» good

» » cigars made but world wide distributors complained long and loud

» regarding

» » the excessive rate of plugged cigars.

» »

» » It was nigh impossible to move 1999 stock both then and now. Yet

» » production was higher than 1998. So where has all that stock gone?

» »

» » It rates alongside the Bermuda triangle as one of the great mysteries

» of

» » our time ;-)

»

» That's news to me, it's the first I heard of that, but now I know and I'll

» avoid boxes produced in '98. Thanks for the tip, El Prez;-)

To me, both 1998 and 1999 rate as the absolute WORST years for plugged cigars.

[El Presidente]

Havana Joe, there are some excellent 1998 cigars. Your vendor (and it doesn't matter who) just needs to check them thoroughly.

Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater ;-)

[tey]

i think the 98's need to age longer to fix some of the plugged problems....sarcasm ofcourse

[ironman]

I agree, don't give up on the 98's there are some gems to be had!!!!

[kab55]

I've had some pretty damn good 98's & haven't had many problems with plugged ones.