Cuban disappointment?

[Noodles]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Cuba does not allow raw leaf exports today. Were the embargo to drop in the near term, I could only imagine they would be all the more adamant about this policy.

Why do so many people imagine raw Cuban leaf suddenly becoming available? Its unavailability has no direct relation to the US embargo.

This is not true. Custom rolled abound.

Years ago, and they may still be available, Spain, Germany and/or Canada produced cigars that were made of cuban tobacco.

I know of at least one non-cuban manufacturer who has bales and bales of cuban tobacco in his warehouse.

Originally Posted by Noodles

This is not true. Custom rolled abound.

Years ago, and they may still be available, Spain, Germany and/or Canada produced cigars that were made of cuban tobacco.

I know of at least one non-cuban manufacturer who has bales and bales of cuban tobacco in his warehouse.

Let the $hi+ storm ensue

[Noodles]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

Let the $hi+ storm ensue

**** storm here or the industry? I understand why is it so in the industry, that's why I didn't name the manufacturer.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Noodles

This is not true. Custom rolled abound.

They do not "abound" in the sense described in this thread (ie. major manufacturers making commercially-marketed blends). There is a very small number of manufacturers who have been granted exception and offer Cuban leaf in a non-Habanos product, commercially identified as such.

Originally Posted by Noodles

I know of at least one non-cuban manufacturer who has bales and bales of cuban tobacco in his warehouse.

We'll talk again when this manufacturer becomes able to acquire new harvest leaf and identify it in the market as Cuban tobacco without facing the legal retaliation of Habanos, SA.