Package from America

[PeeJay]

Here at last is a sampler pack of twenty American release cigars that my friend brought me. I know from my research that some of these are going to be shite but if they are they won't burn long. Obviously the ones with names you recognise are examples of non-Cuban copyright theft as we know but not according to the US Supreme Court. Bet they wouldn't stand by and let the Cubans sell their own Apple branded gear!
Here's the list, I'm not expecting much but hey it was twenty cigars for ?38, I've smoked cheaper and enjoyed them. I don't see any torpedoes so I think the list and what I got doesn't tally exactly.

MonteCristo Classic Churchill
Cohiba Puro Dominico Robusto
Romeo y Julieta Bully
Partagas Black Label Bravo
Bolivar Cofradia Corona
Bering Hallmark Corona
Brigade by Torano Toro
Cusano P1 Maduro Churchill
Casa de Garcia Churchill
Flor de Oliva Maduro Churchill
Oro Cubano Anniversario Churchill
Bahia Blu Churchill
Rocky Patel R4 Corojo Double Corona
Allure Connecticut Torpedo
Fonseca Arana Churchill
Victor Sinclair 10th Anniversary Churchill
Free Cuba Churchill
Palma Real Presidente
Carlos Torano Dominico Churchill
Nestor Reserve Maduro Torpedo


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[PeeJay]

I bet you Cuban fans are looking forward to a review on the red dot Cohiba (cue gnashing of teeth)

[ValeTudoGuy]

They officially rip of Cuban brands, condoned by the government???? If that's the case then screw the US and their capitalist double standards!

Sorry for the outburst but that has really gripped my sh1t.

[Sgt_Banter]

Nice pick up that man. 20 for ?38 is ridiculous. Hope you get some decent smokes outta that lot

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[PeeJay]

They officially rip of Cuban brands, condoned by the government???? If that's the case then screw the US and their capitalist double standards!

Sorry for the outburst but that has really gripped my sh1t.

I'm with you on that one, if the cigar is good enough it should stand on its own name but then I imagine they only sell them in the US and they probably don't know any different.

[Sgt_Banter]

They officially rip of Cuban brands, condoned by the government???? If that's the case then screw the US and their capitalist double standards!

Yeah, I gather that after the Cuban Revolution the state took ownership of all cigar production. A lot of people didn't like it so they re-setup the brands elsewhere. This is why the are Cuban and Dominican Montecristo or RyJ brands for example

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[ValeTudoGuy]

What the hell happened to trademark rights?

See you later guys I'm Off to start some companies to trade in the UK with.

Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Apple and Wal-Mart all sound like good names.... Let's see how long it takes for me to get shut down.

[ValeTudoGuy]

This could all work in our favour if the embargo was ever lifted. It could take another decade to sift through the legal battles that will take place. In the meanwhile the Cuban brands are likely to want to keep existing markets sweet.

[Sgt_Banter]

What the hell happened to trademark rights?

God knows. I did see this before though: http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfe.../show/id/16998
I don't know why the other same name brands can keep theirs though


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[Sligub]

Alot of the "original" owners of the marcas fled the revolution and started up again abroad, they (or there descendants) then sold up to the big tobacco companies, so who owns the name????? The exception is Cohiba who are a post revolution brand simply ripped off.

[PeeJay]

Bacardi did the same thing but instead of using the name the Cubans called it Havana Club. It's made in the same distillery and apparently the white rum is almost identical. Rum drinkers?

[mattyhall22]

There will be some interesting reviews from those sticks when you smoke them.

[PeeJay]

There will be some interesting reviews from those sticks when you smoke them.

I'm betting the Rocky Patel will be the best of the bunch but I'm ready to be proved wrong.

[PeeJay]

They're going to sit in the humidor till New Year to get over the jet lag and the culture shock.

[Sean]

Even if some of them turn to be rubbish they will still look nice sitting in your humidor mate. You will have to review that redot cohiba seen that a few times