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Home News The quest for Cuba's finest cigars - Not that you'd ever bend a customs rule

The quest for Cuba's finest cigars - Not that you'd ever bend a customs rule

Tuesday, October 02 2007

By Steven Baker
(ForbesTraveler.com)

"Take a look. Cohibas."

I'm sitting in a taxi, speeding along the Malecon with windows down. The night air smells heavy with salt; the few lights that mark Old Havana sparkle in the distance. My driver had urged me – oddly – to sit in the front seat, then suggested I look in the glove box. Wrapped in a white plastic bag is a box of cigars. "Originales," he assures me.

Uh-huh. These "Cohibas" cost $20 each in the government-run stores, but my new friend is offering me a "deal": "$60 for all 25," he says with a smile. "Or $5 each." In the dark of the cab, I can't distinguish the cheapness factor, but they must be knockoffs. I buy one for amusement and step out into the bustling Plaza de la Catedral.
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