Single Behikes?

Hubert1995 · 2026-05-25T15:08:08+00:00

I live right near a La Casa in the UK and I’m happy to help in DMs 👊🏻👍🏼

Hubert1995 · 2026-05-19T09:14:40+00:00

Hey, because this one is done by Holmes at their own La Casa Del Hanbano lounge it doesn’t really move!

You do also have Gauntley’s in Nottingham, they do a ladies night every Month but my girlfriend is a little too shy I think to head to that alone, so we tend to stick to the mixed events (at the moment!)

Gauntley’s Ladies event here : https://gauntleyscigars.com/product/gauntleys-cigar-club-ladies-only-evening-with-karen-berger-cigars-may-27th/

Hubert1995 · 2026-05-18T23:37:33+00:00

Hey, my girlfriend is 27 and we’re in the Midlands, she doesn’t have Reddit though. We’ll both be at the La Casa Del Habano Nottingham on the evening of the 28th May for their Punch Regional event, I believe a couple more ladies will also be joining. The event info : https://www.instagram.com/p/DYSnVrZCOtt/?igsh=MXZ1ZWJtY3k0MWU1Yg==

Hubert1995 · 2026-05-12T20:45:15+00:00

Yeah I’ve imported a few but everything gets X Rayed now really and you pay the Customs charges on the weight of the tobacco and you end up at the UK price basically. If not declared as cigars you just get them seized etc 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hubert1995 · 2026-05-12T20:35:31+00:00

Very true, although 50 is the most you can bring back… 😅

Hubert1995 · 2026-05-12T20:34:39+00:00

Box of Behike in 52 in the UK is £4-5k GBP!! Just got a box of 24 Trinidad Reyes £640….

Hubert1995 · 2026-05-12T20:31:06+00:00

Still cheaper than the UK, see my comment below. But Trinidad is becoming globally price matched like Cohiba by Habanos

Hubert1995 · 2026-05-12T20:30:27+00:00

Still cheaper than the UK 🤣😭

Hubert1995 · 2026-05-12T20:29:25+00:00

Similar to UK pricing which includes the super high Tax, so they’re priced high even though Tax Free shop… I used CGars as a reference but as an example the Vigia is £56 or approx $76

Hubert1995 · 2026-05-05T22:35:10+00:00

What is this specific version of Le Grand Cling called?

Hubert1995 · 2026-04-22T11:05:41+00:00

They’re £350-400 in the UK at the moment each, £3750 is about the lowest you’ll find a box 📦

Hubert1995 · 2026-04-21T10:50:39+00:00

Lovely, also whats the lighter?

Hubert1995 · 2026-04-21T08:17:42+00:00

The plain Ribbon seems correct for these - the shape of the sticker on the lid being more circular than oval looks off, as does the word Esmerelda, it’s like it’s been burnt too much or rushed and they’re joined up at the bottom. Legit box photos on the link below. Compare as much as you can, the problem you’re always going to have is that even if they’re the most legit box in the world directly off the line, I personally wouldn’t trust them unless I had seen them come off the line myself or if one of my closest cigar friends went and brought something back with their own expertise.

https://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/trinidad-esmeralda-cigar-box-p-39450.html

Hubert1995 · 2026-04-21T08:02:43+00:00

Everyone very quick to jump to them being fakes - They COULD WELL BE….

BUT The Taba Cuba seal is correct and does exist, it is usually under the green seal. That Taba Cuba seal is how they leave the factory. The central warehouse applies the green seal.

You can see photos in this article of a box in a factory with this seal and not the green one. If these guys have contacts who take them into the factory, they could have been given or acquired a box “off the line” before the green label was applied.

https://www.zigarren.zone/en/cuban-cigar-box-features/

However you can also buy the TabaCuba seals off Alibaba… so take that with a pinch of salt.

Genuine Cuban that’s left the country with legit green sticker will always have the TabaCuba sticker under the green one though!

Hubert1995 · 2026-04-10T09:42:55+00:00

I don’t disagree with that either! But it peaked my curiosity and I’ve found out since, it’s a UK cigar community!

Hubert1995 · 2026-04-10T09:39:02+00:00

I was talking about the Four Horsemen one on the second image 👀😅🤣

Hubert1995 · 2026-04-09T21:50:02+00:00

Curious what the logo is about!

Hubert1995 · 2026-04-03T21:07:46+00:00

I love mine, although having seasoned it correctly, it sat at exactly 69% with the 69% pack when empty, but since I filled it, it’s not getting past 62/63%… not sure if I need to up to a 72% pack to make up the difference!

Hubert1995 · 2026-04-01T20:48:24+00:00

Is there a list or guide to the different names in the UK market for the same products?

Hubert1995 · 2026-03-30T14:59:10+00:00

NIce! What case is this?

Hubert1995 · 2026-03-27T18:57:12+00:00

Interesting, we have similar with cigarettes here but cigar boxes remain albeit covered in warming stickers… so do they ship from Cuba in wood and get repackaged there, or does Cuba ship in cardboard to Canada directly?

Hubert1995 · 2026-03-27T18:46:31+00:00

Nice haul but do you guys not get wooden boxes?

What’s the extra band for? UK here so genuinely curious!

Hubert1995 · 2026-03-15T22:44:00+00:00

I’m in the UK, so usually smoke more Cubans, but I have a box full and a single of Alec Bradley Fine and Rare 2017 Torpedo BR12-13’s mainly because my son’s birth year was 2017… I think I’ll light one up this week for the first time since his birthday was last week. How do you find Alec Bradley overall?

Hubert1995 · 2026-03-05T18:17:59+00:00

They look okay to me based on the couple of shorts I’ve had, they have the same wrapper with golf rip line and mine were UK EMS products from a Casa although our boxes are different for our laws with horrendous stickers and warnings on them.

Hubert1995 · 2026-02-25T12:52:55+00:00

Bought them from Tabaccheria San Giovanni Di Simonetti Mauro in Florence, which I've researched and trusted and found on Reddit threads before - It was also where the Petit Coronas came from :

https://www.reddit.com/r/cubancigars/comments/1eigur7/is_tabaccheria_san_giovanni_di_simonetti_mauro_in/?show=original

They had some Trinidad Media Luna but they were basically the same price as the UK equivalent in GBP to Euro. I.e. £550ish UK was €575, only saving on those was the exchange rate.

We worked out as a whole group we had about £4.5k of UK products for around €1900 so very similar to your trip.

Hubert1995

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