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Cuban Cigar Newsletter April 2015
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I admit we are in quite a Southern location for Canada (right above Montana and a few hours from the border) but still, we have seen an amazingly mild winter and great start to Spring so far.

  

Perfect afternoons of sunshine allow for cigars on the deck and everything is getting green.  All while they are still skiiing and snow boarding an hour away in the mountains.

  

Havana House has done a small price increase on us effective May 1st, so you will see a move in prices soon, sorry. The exchange rate is more than making up for it for our clients to the South of us, but sill hate to do it.

 

I am not getting enough stock to post some of the new cigars on the website, but for those wanting to try them, I have some inventory in the Cohiba Supremos Robusto LE 2014, Romeo special production 5 year aged Romeo A�ejados  , Hoyo San Juan, Partag�s Selecci�n Privada LE 2014 (in the Diamond club this month) and I am expecting some Bol�var Super Coronas LE 2014 (in the Platinum club this month). 
 

This picture is our little dog Corona (full name petit corona).  She may have a future in the family business (no, not really a cigar, a chew thing)

  

Hope you are all enjoying spring, especially those on the East coast after such a harsh winter.

 

We are always glad to be of service

 
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Why do Cuban brands change
in depth of flavor over different years and crops?
   
Cuban cigars are derived from a long history of tobacco agriculture on the island. What tobacco is available at any stage of cigar prodcution plays a large role in the cigars flavors and even strength.

Traditional methods have been used since the days of Columbus and the island seems to have the perfect location, climate, soil composition too.  When all this is combined, you get a unique place on the map, where perfect tobacco makes very flavorful cigars.  A little to the left or right and something changes, resulting in tobacco and cigars that are not quite up to the level of the Cuban product.
     
 Seedlings are developed first and then planted in the fields with great care. These fields are often left fallow (empty) for a growing season to "rest" and let the soil build back its natural nutrients and optimum conditions. This makes for the very best crops and the finest of tobacco leaves.
  
 Hurricanes play  a part in what tobacco is available for cigar production. Often the seedlings are fine, being small and low they resist the impact of such weather that luckily occurs early in the planting process. A hurricane can, however, greatly impact the buildings used to cure and later ferment & dry the tobacco leaves.
 
This can lead to a shortage of wrapper leaves for certain cigars brands, forcing them to use alternates not normally found on a particular brand.
  
The filler leaves, making up the majority of the flavor, must sometimes be changed to leaves from a different region due to adverse weather damages.
  
There are other times when for whatever reason, the crop is just more flavorful and rich. The result can be a line such as Bolivar seems to increase in popularity due to it "smoking very well" for a period of a few years.
  
This is actually the case with Bolivar back in 2012. The brand went through a low period for a while after winning CA Magazines No 1 cigar of the year, but has returned to its former glory in recent years.
 
Quality controls and storage methods play a large part in the final fl avor and draw of a good Cuban cigar.  Cuba has seen vast improvements in this area in recent years, after several frustrating poor draw years for Cuban cigar lovers.
 
Cuba is unique among Cigar makers, in that they do not sell "2nds" or other bundles of inferior product to the public. 

Only the finest cigars are matched for wrapper shade so each box you open is consistent in color. Regardless of what transpired to make Cuba the perfect place on the planet to grow tobacco and roll cigars, I for one am glad of it.

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In This Issue
Club Ten Pack Deal
Why flavors of Cuban cigars can change each year
Preview of monthly Cigar Club selections
Tobacco harvest in Cuba
Just joking, really....

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2013-14 Cuban Tobacco Harvest May Be Worst in 20 Years

Gordon Mott (CA Magazine)


Posted: February 26, 2015 -->
 

There have been persistent rumors about severe tobacco shortages in the Cuban cigar industry, especially wrappers.


Speculation swirled around an extended shutdown of factories at the end of 2014 - a normal, annual holiday practice - but in early 2015 it lasted several weeks longer than usual.

 

Sources in the Cuban cigar industry, who asked not be identified, confirmed this week that due to two poor harvests - the 2012 - 13 and the 2013 - 14 cycles-the country was suffering a temporary shortfall in tobacco had initially been confirmed by a grower in the Vuelta Abajo, who said that the 2013 -14 harvest was the worst in 20 years in the prime growing region, and that some farmers did not get a single leaf into their drying barns last year.
 

This explained the lack of inventory was largely the result of an extensive reorganization at the El Laguito factory, where all Behikes are currently rolled...
 

Read full article at 
Cigar Aficionado Mag
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My comment / opinion

While shortages have resulted in delays and limited production of special items like the amazing Behikes, we've seen nothing drastic and the 2015 crops seem promising, so the effect may be over or limited. DF
Just joking...
Your Chuckle for today

Texas Manners
 

In a crowded city at a crowded bus stop, a beautiful young woman was waiting for the bus. She was decked out in a tight leather mini skirt with matching tight leather boots and jacket.

The bus rolled up and it was her turn to board when she realised her skirt was too tight to allow her leg to come up to the height of the first step
on the bus. She was slightly embarrassed, but with a quick smile to the bus driver she reached behind her and unzipped her skirt a little thinking that this would give her enough slack to raise her leg. She tried to make the step onto the bus only to discover she STILL couldn't reach the step!
 

So, a little more embarrassed she once again reached behind her and unzipped her skirt a bit more and attempted the step once again. Much to her chagrin she still could not raise her leg because of the tight skirt. So, with a coy little smile to the driver, she unzipped the offending skirt once more and, again, was unable to make the step.
 

About this time a big Texan that was behind her in line, picked her up by the waist and gingerly placed her on the step of the bus.
 

Well, she went ballistic and turned on the would-be hero screeching at him "How dare you touch my body! I don't even know who you are!"
 

At this the Texan drawled "Well ma'am, normally I would agree with you, but after you unzipped my fly three times I kinda figured that we were friends".

  

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-Jake was dying. His wife sat at the bedside. He looked up and said weakly "I have something I must confess". "There's no need to" his wife replied. "No" he insisted "I want to die in peace. I slept with your sister, your best friend, her best friend, and your mother!" "I know" she replied. "Now just rest and let the poison work".

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Missing person Report

 

Husband went to the Sheriff's Department to report that his wife was missing.
 

Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home...

Sergeant: What is her height?

Husband: Gee, I'm not sure. A little over five-feet tall.

Sergeant: Weight?

Husband: Don't know. Not slim, not really fat.

Sergeant: Colour of eyes?

Husband: Sort of brown I think. Never really noticed.

Sergeant: Colour of hair?

Husband: Changes a couple times a year. Maybe dark brown now. I can't remember.

Sergeant: What was she wearing?

Husband: Could have been pants, or maybe a skirt or shorts. I don't know exactly.

Sergeant: What kind of car did she go in?

Husband: She went in my truck.

Sergeant: What kind of truck was it?

Husband: A 2015 Ford F150 King Ranch 4X4 with eco-boost 5.0L V8 engine special ordered with manual transmission and climate controlled air conditioning. It has a custom matching white cover for the bed, which has a matching aftermarket bed liner. Custom leather 6-way seats and "Bubba" floor mats. Trailering package with gold hitch and special wiring hook-ups. DVD with full GPS navigation, satellite radio receiver, 21-channel CB radio, six cup holders, a USB port, and four power outlets. I added special alloy wheels and off-road Michelins. It has custom running boards and indirect wheel well lighting.

 

At this point the husband started choking up.
 

Sergeant: Don't worry buddy. We'll find your truck.

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Alberta, Canada residents please note that AB tobacco tax and gst will be added
See the Alberta resident Monthly Cuban Cigar page for details and specific pricing

All-in Alberta resident prices are as follows:  Gold is $79.00 - Platinum is $99.00 -  Diamond is $139.00