To: submarinerswife
They were not counterfeit Cubans. They were sold as Dominican cigars using the same name as the Cuban cigars. This is actually a common practice. H. Upmann, Montecristo, Partagas, and many others do the same thing.
To: Fifth Business
Actually, many brands are like this. The original owners of the brands left Cuba and opened shop in Latin America.
7 posted on
03/30/2004 5:12:40 AM PST by
AppyPappy
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To: Fifth Business
They were not counterfeit Cubans. They were sold as Dominican cigars using the same name as the Cuban cigars. This is actually a common practice. H. Upmann, Montecristo, Partagas, and many others do the same thing. True to a point, but the difference is this was a company that had no affiliation with the Cuban Cohiba. They just took the name and started using it. The brands you mentioned all make both Cubans and non-Cubans, but are part of the same company.
26 posted on
04/13/2004 10:19:20 AM PDT by
tdadams
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