Cigars in the Bahamas

[Barteur]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Everything "Cuban" outside of the Atlantis (now that John Bull's cigar store is gone) is fake...EVERYTHING.

Need to agree with this

I took the rolling leason while I was there and its was a great esperience I posted the experience here somewhere. PM me if you want details. If you like Graycliff cigars you need to visit them, they are great. If you are looking for good deals on their cigars you need to buy boxes, for single they seem to respect their market price list.

EDIT: Here the link:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21427

I've been to Nassau at least 3 times this year and was there last Oct. Don't fall for any "cuban cigars ploy" on Bay St. If they see you walking around with a cigar in your mouth or just having a cigar in your hand will bring all of the "salesmen" out like flies on shyte. They even go so far as to bring out a real box of Cubans with fake cigars in it to lure you in. I talked with one guy and I said I wouldnt buy any because they are fake and he told me that he'd let me try one first. I said, "Sure thing" and he gave me one. I lit it up and started smoking it right there and within a minute I knew it was junk and told him so. He started to get upset because he said he 'trusted' me to try one of his best Cuban cigars. I knew then he was setting me up and started to get pissed and told him that if he wanted to sell me 'real' Cuban cigars don't f'n give me a POS cigar that we both know is fake. I dropped put the cigar on the table and told him he could have it back and I walked off. My advice is don't even enter into a discussion about anything cigars,,,just say you are not interested, period.

On a side note, Graycliff is a nice way to kill some time and watch skilled rollers. I've been there half a dozen times over the years. Atlantis has some CC's but your wallet will take a beating so a word to the wise. The smart ones bring their own cigars with them.

[MiamiE]

I didnt get to see the cigar factory as it was closed on Sunday. Did pick up some smokes though! Hopefully they are worth the price!!!

[icehog3]

I like the Espresso and the Grand Cru....blue labels are a bit mild for my taste.

[Blueface]

The Grand Cru!!!
Yummy!
Pricey as hell but yummy.

[MikeyC]

I was just in Nassau yesterday on a cruise. I saw this thread before I left but my wife had already booked us on an excursion to Atlantis so I didn't manage to get over to Graycliff.

I did check out Havana Humidor while I was at Atlantis though. It was a nice shop. It wasn't overwhelmingly large but they had a good selection. You could buy anything they had as a single and then they also had boxes, 3-packs, 5-packs, etc. Prices were RIDICULOUS though. According to the salesman I spoke with he said there is a 300% tobacco importation tax in the Bahamas. A Punch PC just to give an example was $12 and I think a Monte #2 was $27.