Ordering Cuban cigars from northerner in the U.S.

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  • ctimb2002
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    • Apr 2009
    • 483

    Ordering Cuban cigars from northerner in the U.S.

    Anybody in the U.S. ordered Cuban cigars from northerner? I am interested in getting a few and just curious if you ran into any problems. Where they fresh? Did you get a customs charge? Did you run into any problems getting them? Any information and recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
  • 9 Jack 9
    Member
    • Apr 2009
    • 84

    #2
    The US embargo on Cuban tobacco is still in effect, no matter which country you're buying it from. I haven't tried to order any Cubans from Northerner, but judging from what happens if you try to order the Romeo y Julieta or Montechristo snus, you can add the product to your cart but they'll tell you the product is not available once you try to check out and specify a shipping address.

    It's unfortunate, but that's US foreign policy for you.

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    • ctimb2002
      Member
      • Apr 2009
      • 483

      #3
      I didn't realize you couldn't even order the romeo y juliete snus. I'm not a huge fan of Obama but I swear if he lifts the embargo he will have earned a little bit of support from me.

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      • EsotericPC
        Member
        • Mar 2009
        • 166

        #4
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        I am all for lifting the embargo!! I bet if they do, some companies that sell Cubans on the down low will be really pissed off!! That would cut into their profits big time!

        I bet there would be some people (not all, but some) not as interested in Cubans anymore because it wouldn't have the same forbidden rush surrounding them.

        Either way, I like them and really wish that damn embargo would go bye-bye!

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        • Premium Parrots
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          • Feb 2008
          • 9759

          #5
          Gee guys...........if you really are in need of some..........I think I know where you can locate some. arr arr arr


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          • Maxpower05080
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            • Mar 2009
            • 185

            #6
            I had a Romeo y Juliete the other day. No me gustsa. I'm not a cigar guy...just can't be bothered smoking something for an hour. It was a dominican one that I bought from a cigar shop near me. Dominican Monte Cristo's are quite good. Doesn't have to be cuban to be a good cigar. Some of the best cigars in the world are Dominican. The whole cuba thing just got out of hand.

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            • 9 Jack 9
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              • Apr 2009
              • 84

              #7
              Romeo y Julieta makes some pretty nice Maduros for the US market and they're a Dominican blend, if memory serves. I liked the Reserva Maduro much better than the 1875 or the Habana (which are both Honduran.)

              I think part of the whole Cuban mystique is the "forbidden fruit" thing. We can't get them in the US, so therefore they must be something wonderful. Speaking from personal experience, I've had some great Cuban cigars, but one or two which just left me disappointed. Same as with any brand, Cuban or not.

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              • justintempler
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                • Nov 2008
                • 3090

                #8
                Originally posted by 9 Jack 9
                I think part of the whole Cuban mystique is the "forbidden fruit" thing. We can't get them in the US, so therefore they must be something wonderful. ........
                35 years ago I lived in the Chicago suburbs. Coors beer was sold only west of the Mississippi, it wasn't available anywhere east of the Mississippi. Everyone talked about Coors like it was made by God himself. Kids planned weekend roadtrips just so they could drive a few hundred miles to buy it. What a waste.

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                • MrAbstracto
                  Member
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 389

                  #9
                  Originally posted by justintempler
                  Originally posted by 9 Jack 9
                  I think part of the whole Cuban mystique is the "forbidden fruit" thing. We can't get them in the US, so therefore they must be something wonderful. ........
                  35 years ago I lived in the Chicago suburbs. Coors beer was sold only west of the Mississippi, it wasn't available anywhere east of the Mississippi. Everyone talked about Coors like it was made by God himself. Kids planned weekend roadtrips just so they could drive a few hundred miles to buy it. What a waste.
                  :lol: :lol: :lol:
                  Id happily drive a few hundred miles out of my way to AVOID Coors.

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                  • Maxpower05080
                    Member
                    • Mar 2009
                    • 185

                    #10
                    Originally posted by 9 Jack 9
                    I think part of the whole Cuban mystique is the "forbidden fruit" thing. We can't get them in the US, so therefore they must be something wonderful.
                    A very good point! We all want what we can't have.

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                    • RobsanX
                      Member
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 2030

                      #11
                      Originally posted by justintempler
                      Originally posted by 9 Jack 9
                      I think part of the whole Cuban mystique is the "forbidden fruit" thing. We can't get them in the US, so therefore they must be something wonderful. ........
                      35 years ago I lived in the Chicago suburbs. Coors beer was sold only west of the Mississippi, it wasn't available anywhere east of the Mississippi. Everyone talked about Coors like it was made by God himself. Kids planned weekend roadtrips just so they could drive a few hundred miles to buy it. What a waste.
                      Didn't they make a movie about that?



                      :lol: :lol: :lol:

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                      • EsotericPC
                        Member
                        • Mar 2009
                        • 166

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Maxpower05080
                        Originally posted by 9 Jack 9
                        I think part of the whole Cuban mystique is the "forbidden fruit" thing. We can't get them in the US, so therefore they must be something wonderful.
                        A very good point! We all want what we can't have.
                        Ahh yes my friend! That is one reason some of us have had some women drive us nucking futs at one time or another in our lives!

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