Ken Gargett Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 as rob is stil sound asleep from last night´s party ' and `photos from that will be carefully screened ' i went tothe press conference for the latst info. first up, confirmed that prices will rise every year now. it will be up to the local distributors to decide if to pass it on o absorp it. was that a collective not holding of breath i heard. new lines. hoyo especial epicure 50x141 and upMANN MAG 50S 50X161 )some of this may be already out, bloody spanish keyboard!!! much emphasis on tubnes. lots coming and there will be normal tubes and upmarket tubes. siglo 1 in tubes. the partagas tubes ñlook fantastic. new limited editions, cuaba pyramid52x156, partagas d5 50x110 and m-cristo sublimes 54x 164. lots of regionals. asia pac larranga belicosa 52x140 and bolivar short 50x110. hong kong is getting a baseball bat bolivar armonia 57x184. limited humidors of r and j romeos 53x153. onñly 250. the book vol 7 is cohiba sublime extras 54x184. main thing from last year the huge success of maduro raNGE, pushed cohiba past m,cristo in value for first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 » as rob is stil sound asleep from last night´s party ' and `photos from that » will be carefully screened ' i went tothe press conference for the latst » info. first up, confirmed that prices will rise every year now. it will be » up to the local distributors to decide if to pass it on o absorp it. was » that a collective not holding of breath i heard. » new lines. hoyo especial epicure 50x141 and upMANN MAG 50S 50X161 )some of » this may be already out, bloody spanish keyboard!!! » much emphasis on tubnes. lots coming and there will be normal tubes and » upmarket tubes. siglo 1 in tubes. the partagas tubes ñlook fantastic. » new limited editions, cuaba pyramid52x156, partagas d5 50x110 and m-cristo » sublimes 54x 164. » » lots of regionals. asia pac larranga belicosa 52x140 and bolivar short » 50x110. » hong kong is getting a baseball bat bolivar armonia 57x184. » limited humidors of r and j romeos 53x153. onñly 250. » the book vol 7 is cohiba sublime extras 54x184. » main thing from last year the huge success of maduro raNGE, pushed cohiba » past m,cristo in value for first time. Very interesting, Ken, thanks! Now go wake up Rob :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Thanks for the update Ken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gostgost Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Kenny thanks for the update. Have fun man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Ken, thanks very much for the update. Look forward to hearing more about the festival..and the industry's plans for the 2008! Have fun! Right around the time of the festival, I have cravings for Mojitos! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Thanks Ken for the update. You'd never guess that with the way the maduros are being heavily discounted at vendors now. » main thing from last year the huge success of maduro raNGE, pushed cohiba » past m,cristo in value for first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Candido Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 » as rob is stil sound asleep from last night´s party ' and `photos from that » will be carefully screened ' Looking forward to the photos! » main thing from last year the huge success of maduro raNGE, pushed cohiba » past m,cristo in value for first time. I find this surprising, unless it is simply due to the initial desire to try these smokes. I do not like the Maduro line. Personally, I think it reminds me of the best Artuo Fuente has to offer. It is good, but to me, tastes like high-end Dominican. Maybe this is what the Cubans need to compete with the DR? I do not like it personally. Other's thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 how's the refrigerator shopping going?........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56Tweed Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thanks for the info. BTW, I hear that if the girls are hissing at you on the street it means they like you. :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginseng Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thank you very much for the update, Ken! Have you heard anything about expanding the maduro versions to any of the other marcas? Partagas, perhaps? Wilkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Hemingway Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 great news! looking forward to the mc sublimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Where are you staying and do you have plans for Thursday night? I know of a great party taking place - hosted by Toby - who organised the best parties I have been to in Havana. I will be there in spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolly Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 » as rob is stil sound asleep from last night´s party ' and `photos from that » will be carefully screened ' i went tothe press conference for the latst » info. first up, confirmed that prices will rise every year now. it will be » up to the local distributors to decide if to pass it on o absorp it. was » that a collective not holding of breath i heard. » new lines. hoyo especial epicure 50x141 and upMANN MAG 50S 50X161 )some of » this may be already out, bloody spanish keyboard!!! » much emphasis on tubnes. lots coming and there will be normal tubes and » upmarket tubes. siglo 1 in tubes. the partagas tubes ñlook fantastic. » new limited editions, cuaba pyramid52x156, partagas d5 50x110 and m-cristo » sublimes 54x 164. » » lots of regionals. asia pac larranga belicosa 52x140 and bolivar short » 50x110. » hong kong is getting a baseball bat bolivar armonia 57x184. » limited humidors of r and j romeos 53x153. onñly 250. » the book vol 7 is cohiba sublime extras 54x184. » main thing from last year the huge success of maduro raNGE, pushed cohiba » past m,cristo in value for first time. I can't wait for all the new stuff coming out. I wonder which ones are the best. Thanks for your update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Lady Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 » Where are you staying and do you have plans for Thursday night? I know of a » great party taking place - hosted by Toby - who organised the best parties » I have been to in Havana. I will be there in spirit. We will not heard from them until they get back as I can hear Rob now ...... Lise honey I wanted to call and all but the telephone system didn't work, We wanted to post on the forum but the net was down... after all these years I know the excuses :-D You forget Rob I just came back from Cuba LOLOL Guys and if you expect photo's dream on... rule number 1 is NO photo's of Cuba ;-) Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 » I can hear Rob now ...... Lise honey I wanted to call and all but the telephone system didn't work.... Rob who?......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Candido Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 » » I can hear Rob now ...... Lise honey I wanted to call and all but the » telephone system didn't work.... » » Rob who?......... Rob and Ken are probably drunk in a gutter somewhere (or worse). On another retailers site, there are daily updates about the festival. They have internet access and update their blog. Nothing much groundbreaking there, but on the day 3 review, there was an interesting mention of the 2008 EL Cuaba Piramides: "Todays talk of town was the Cuaba Piramides Limited Edition 2008 which we expect due out this summer. The samples given to me had wrappers as dark a night below the stars in the Caribean. A bit lighter than 2006 LE Cohiba Piramides they smoked absolutely wonderful. Hints of dark chocolat and the sweetness I like so much. Test smoking cigars with only some weeks of age is a difficult story of its own as the prevalent tannins cover the taste with a certain bitterness. Anyhow, there is cigar in the pipeline that is not to be missed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 » » Where are you staying and do you have plans for Thursday night? I know » of a » » great party taking place - hosted by Toby - who organised the best » parties » » I have been to in Havana. I will be there in spirit. » » » We will not heard from them until they get back as I can hear Rob now » ...... Lise honey I wanted to call and all but the telephone system didn't » work, We wanted to post on the forum but the net was down... after all » these years I know the excuses :-D You forget Rob I just came back from » Cuba LOLOL » » Guys and if you expect photo's dream on... rule number 1 is NO photo's of » Cuba ;-) » » Lisa No photos? I remember the photos of the girls at the festival from, when was that? Was that two years back? I think you mean no photos of the guys passed out or Cuban girls receiving gifts of appliances! :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soren Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Awesome! Any sense on when the Partagas P2 Tubes will be available in the general market? They look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 » Thank you very much for the update, Ken! » » Have you heard anything about expanding the maduro versions to any of the » other marcas? Partagas, perhaps? » » Wilkey hi wilkey nothing on that but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 » » » I can hear Rob now ...... Lise honey I wanted to call and all but the » » telephone system didn't work.... » » » » Rob who?......... » » Rob and Ken are probably drunk in a gutter somewhere (or worse). » » On another retailers site, there are daily updates about the festival. » They have internet access and update their blog. » » Nothing much groundbreaking there, but on the day 3 review, there was an » interesting mention of the 2008 EL Cuaba Piramides: » » "Todays talk of town was the Cuaba Piramides Limited Edition 2008 which we » expect due out this summer. The samples given to me had wrappers as dark a » night below the stars in the Caribean. A bit lighter than 2006 LE Cohiba » Piramides they smoked absolutely wonderful. Hints of dark chocolat and the » sweetness I like so much. Test smoking cigars with only some weeks of age » is a difficult story of its own as the prevalent tannins cover the taste » with a certain bitterness. Anyhow, there is cigar in the pipeline that is » not to be missed." we were far too busy to have any chance of stopping to post. we did not want to miss a single moment and it has been hard work all the way. also, internet at the national went down for a few days. plenty of talk re the cuaba. rob and i got to a small champagne and cigar tasting where they showed the three new LE's for '08, the only time they have been shown. to be fair, i think it is the best cuaba i have ever tried but that is a bit like saying this ios the best sexually transmitted disease i have had, not that that is in any way an admission. i'm not a fan of cuaba but this was a good smoke. light, still a draw far too easy, a bit of spice but certainly a good smoke. the partagas D5 is a step up in richness but for me, still way too young {i do have notes on these but they are packed away at the moment and any rumours that i actually set fire to my notes during the tasting held at the national are almost certainly going to be exxagerated. you set one page alight during james suckling's talk and you never hear the end of it. still, that was better than the waiter at the most bizarre dinner ever held, the german and swiss night later that evening, who set our entire table on fire]. the monte sublimes was for me, the absolute star, daylight second. a stunning smoke. rumours are production is very small. best cigar of the trip bar those from hamlet [and didn't we make pigs of ourselves there]. some edmundos from skindiver next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 » Where are you staying and do you have plans for Thursday night? I know of a » great party taking place - hosted by Toby - who organised the best parties » I have been to in Havana. I will be there in spirit. bernard, toby is a mate from 4 or 5 years ago and we go to his party {it was actually one he oprganised for david tang} every year. always a brilliant evening. as for the best party? we love it but we like to think it comes a close second to the final evening 'working bee' at one of our houses {it was to be at the house occupied by rob and the serial groom, des and i in the other but unfortunately, that was not possible and it was held at ours. i'll leave rob to explain why that was necessary and why the pool at that house needed industrial cleaners...}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Lady Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 They always go off line during the festival..... I am sure it has something to do with too much Alcohol and trying to type ;-) I am sure though Rob will be ready to fill everyone in with all the needed info when he gets back... Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsetOne Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 » partagas d5 50x110 and m-cristo » sublimes 54x 164. ...i cant wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 » i'll leave rob to explain why that was necessary and why the » pool at that house needed industrial cleaners... Maybe someone peed in it? ;-) Other than that, the festival is over, time to fly home now! :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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