Cigars in Sosua

[trishdeyar]

A friend has asked that we look for some cigars for him - we don't smoke and don't know a lot about them. Is there a reputable place in Sosua that we can go or will the resort have them? Any idea (ball park) how much they are? Some names he gave us were

Arturo Fuente
Ashton
Avo
Cuesta Rey
Davidoff
Griffin

I have no idea what the above is!!!

Thanks for your help!....Less then 48 hours for us!

Trish

[Snowbird]

Trish,
Take a short cab ride West from Sosua to Cafe Cito, just on the other side of Playa Dorada. Tim Hall, owner of Cafe Cito, has some great private label stogies.

To learn more about Tim's smokes, go to www.popreport.com Once there, scroll down a ways and click on the Cuevas & Hermanos link on the lower left side. Here you will find all the info you need to know about his product. Trust me, they are gooooooood.

Happy reading.

SB

[trishdeyar]

Thanks SB....hubby just is figuring out I'm getting our whole week planned out!

Trish

[Hlywud]

Just ask Rocky where to get them right in Sosua

[FireGuy]

Originally Posted by Hlywud

Just ask Rocky where to get them right in Sosua

Wud,

I just asked Marco this exact question and on Jan 28 he answered:

"I would guess the Super Super on the corner of Pedro Clisante and Calle Ayuntamiento, or at the Cuban cigar shop on Pedro Clisante, just 50 feet East of Britania's pub. I'm not a cigar expert, but those are the two places with the best reputations."

Gregg

[oaktown75]

super super seems to have the best price.....an awsome cigar is the Leon Jimmenez #2 decent price of@ $40us/box25?last time i bought them.read the were rated #3 in the world?your freind should enjoy them.

[Hillbilly]

You will not find any of the Arturo Fuente product in the DR. Period

You can find Davidoff and Avo, but they will be as expensive as the US or maybe even Canada.

Product from La Aurora, or, as another poster said, Tim's private labels over at Cafe Cito, are certainly your best bet.

There are NO CUBAN cigars, I mean real ones, on the North Shore, (If someone wants to put money or a beer on this let me know,) , so do not believe what they tell you.

A trip during the week to Santiago ,might be very interesting, since all of those cigars are made here. You can let me know if you are planning on coming here, at least to see the Centro Leon.

Another thing, you should find other major brands, such as Montecristo, H. Upmann, and others, that come from Tabacalera García, is that nice shop on Pedro Clisante and the corner of the Ayuntamiento street....

HB

[BigCity27]

Originally Posted by trishdeyar

Any idea (ball park) how much they are?

Tough to put figure on it without knowing what size, ring gauge, or what he's looking for (ie Coronas, Robustos, Churchills, etc.) You could go anywhere from $25 a box (or less) all the way up to $25 (or more) a cigar. Asking the price of a cigar is kind of like asking, "How long is a piece of string?"

To get a general idea of costs & various pricing, try www.jrcigars.com or www.thompsoncigar.com. If anyone knows any better sites, let me know...these are the only 2 that I use.

[Snowbird]

The nice thing about going to Cafe Cito is that you get to see another part of the DR, rather than just staying in your resort location. Tim has a great menu to offer and the food is outstanding.

As far as cigars go, I know he has a sampler box of 5 different Churchills for about $22 USD. I don't know for sure what the price would be for a box of the individual cigars in that sampler. In the sampler you will get 5 different cigars with wrappers that range from black to light. Each is a different smoke.

I hope this helps you with your decision.

SB

[Hillbilly]

You can buy outstanding cigars: #1 rated by Cigar Aficionado, at the store at Centro León, not cheap but the one place in La Romana that I have seen woth Fuente products (in fact all Dominican brands) charges 3X the proce in JR's place in NYC.

The cool thing about Santiago is that you can visit factories nobody hardly sees and get the "real" feel for a cigar operation. (And the prices are lower.)

I thoroughly agree with the two websites posted above, BTW., both are outstanding.

HB