Cohiba007
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Article by nino on flying cigar that says he was on farm and no permission was given to use Robaina name, Hirochi plans to dispute, and his name spelled wrong. Drew? Care to comment?
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Cohiba007
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For those who would like to read the article on Ninos great site
http://www.flyingcigar.de/travel_cigars/2011_03_cuba_2011_vinales_vuelta_abajo_trinidad.php
http://www.flyingcigar.de/travel_cigars/2011_03_cuba_2011_vinales_vuelta_abajo_trinidad.php
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Not much we can say. We have great respect for the blogger Nino. We visited HR in Feb, and we were told to expect this public reaction. HR's, public comments notwithstanding, we stand by our original statement, and we will let the cigars speak for themselves.
Cheers
Drew P
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Drew P
If I'm not mistaken and I could totally be wrong but isn't Cuba a communist/socialist country? Couldn't these farmers/master rollers get into trouble from majorly profiting on the side especially if they admitted to it?
BrooksW
BoM June '09
Yep...if they do have a deal under the table, they will ALWAYS officially deny, deny, deny, to protect themselves and their families from the Govt...
~brooks
Exactly what I was thinking Brooks.
I think Nino thinks he knows more than he does and could potentially harm some little xtra food money for some people.
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whatever... Whether these are from the farm or not, I think these cigars are very very very good!
He thinks he knows a lot more than he does. While I am skeptical of Drews claims on these cigars Nino has an agenda against Drew which is clear as day from his posts on another board. Lucky for Nino he has a blog to spout off on with no way for the other side to dispute his claims.
Gotta love the web, any asshole with a website can become an authority on almost anything.
all i know is... that if i want to believe that these cigars are legit, i really have to try... i have to ignore a whole lot of inconsistencies and have faith in nudges and winks from someone who stands to profit. maybe i am too skeptical... but this whole thing has looked awful fishy from the get go.
To me, even if they are not legit, I think they are wonderful tastey cigars! I for one also think they are legit cuban tobacco. Now trying to prove that they came from certain farm will be a daunting task (especially with the Cuban Gov't hanging over people's heads).
cvm4
BoM - July '05 & Dec. '10
This...
Goes both ways bro. I don't even talk to Nino, I just know he's beyond reproach. Drew burned bridges at another forum and I hope he doesn't do the same here. It's funny how by just moving forums one thinks the past is left behind.
Well I have one of the pyramid looking ones that a good friend gifted me a week or so ago that I've yet to try but I will as soon as I'm at a local or the weather gets warm.
I know all about what Drew did on ICC and have been skeptical of his actions on other boards for some time. For the record I wasn't calling Nino an asshole I was using the term as a generality for web bloggers. I don't know if he is beyond reproach. He has a blog with pretty pictures and nice cigars but that's all we know about him. The only people that are beyond reproach to me are the ones that I know personally and who's actions Have proven them so.
cvm4
BoM - July '05 & Dec. '10
Cool... I respect that