CA Article/video: Shopping For Cigars In Havana: 2025 Update

[NorthernPuro]

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/shopping-for-cigars-in-havana-2025-update

Not watched yet myself, but looks interesting.

[mcdee]

I read the article and watched the videos yesterday. The shelves were almost bare except for mainly high end, or low end stuff.

[NorthernPuro]

Yes been through it now.... sad state of affairs. Similar picture to Europe (bare shelves), with a smattering of high end stuff.

Clearly supply well down, and anything that they have is probably going to the Asian market.

[ha_banos]

Yes been through it now.... sad state of affairs. Similar picture to Europe (bare shelves), with a smattering of high end stuff.

Clearly supply well down, and anything that they have is probably going to the Asian market.

PCC certainly seem to have stock. Foh sure...

[trying]

Sad state of affairs but fairly predictable

[Stevieboy]

PCC certainly seem to have stock. Foh sure...

I see what you did there... Nice one

[mcdee]

Oh yeah! 😀 well spotted Stevieboy.

[Ryan]

It wasn’t all so bad. I took this picture in Partagas on March 3rd. The Monday after the festival.
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I wasn’t shopping, just having a drink with friends. I was already well over my limit for cigars before I got to my apartment on arrival from the airport. I did manage to get these three though.

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