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03-01-2006, 07:07 PM | #1 |
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Dominican cigars with Cuban names. . .
Please forgive me for asking the most pedestrian of questions, but I was challenged earlier today, and wanted to make sure that I had the right answer the next time this came up. (I did try to perform a search - several times, but had no luck - not sure if I'm typing in the right info, or in the right area or not)
Anyway - here goes - Someone came into the shop (was from another country) and was appalled that we had R&J, Bolivar, Montecristo, etc. that were not from Cuba. She asked me how this was possible. My explanation: Please let me know if I am spouting some made up horse hockey! The original families that owned the companies/farms in Cuba by those names - R&J, Bolivar, Montecristo, etc fled the country because of the shift in power. I understood that these families basically fled with seeds in their pockets, and that was basically it. Their original farms/property became the property of the state (Cuba) These ORIGINAL owners/families went to countries like honduras, dominican republic, nicaragua, and started growing, and producing under their original families names. That's it in a nutshell. Is this correct?!? Am I an idiot, and don't know what I'm talking about?!? This chick really got uppity, and said she imported cigars for herself (whatever that means) and that she had never heard of such a thing. Please set the record straight - I will bow down in humiliation sheepishly and ask for her forgiveness, and yours - if I am wrong. Thanks for the clarification! Brad.
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