Q: Cohiba cutters
Q: Partagas 150 year anniversary
Q: Castro's gifts
Q: Trinidads

Q: I know that S.T. Dupont in connection with Cohiba produced a limited edition cutter and lighter with the Cohiba logo. I believe this was for the anniversary of Cohiba. Could you please tell me what the cost would be of one of those cutters or lighters. (Mark, USA 01/98) 
A:You are right. ST Dupond produced a limited edition cutter and lighter with the Cohiba logo.These items are hard to find. The prices were between 350 and 400 USD. If you are interested in purchasing a cutter or a lighter, we can ask our distribution partners to try to find something for you.

Q: I am currently looking for the Partagas 150 year anniversary edition humidor. I understand it comes with the humidor and 150 different cigars in different sizes. Could you please tell me where I might be able to purchase this humidor and what the price might be? (Mark, USA 02/98)
A: The info is true. These humidors were sold at many famous cigar stores. Actually they are hard to find. There are still some boxes displayed in a couple of fine boutiques but they are not for sale. If you're lucky, you can find something at Christies' in London, it will be at the auction sales. 

Q: I happen to know a former Canadian ambassador and we were talking over dinner about Cohiba Lanceros -- I had seen a TV spot on them and how they were being offered commercially for sale. To my surprise he told me that he had two boxes of them, each acquired seperately. They were given to heads of state by Fidel Castro, one in Ghana and one somewhere else, with the name of the head and country on the label.

After that they made their way to him. He has smoked about half of each box over the years but is interesting in selling the remainder and asked me to look into it. Though I am not a member of your club, I was wondering if you could tell me whether the cigars are worth anything, if they are worth more because they were gifts given by Fidel Castro, and where I would look to find a buyer? (Robert, Canada 02/98) 
A:The fact that the cigars were offered by Castro is an excellent point. His signature on the box makes them worthy of being sold in an auction sale ! The most important things to check are: Is the box damaged ? Are the cigars still in a good condition ? For a small quantity the best way to sell is by word of mouth.
Our experts at the Cigars-of-Cuba Club are ready to give a free evaluation for your cigars; moreover, we can put them on our website pages and try to sell them for you as " a member's special private collection" but you have to send them to our offices for the evaluation first. 

Q: When will you be able to support Trinidad cigars, as the're coming to the regular market. Do you already accept reservations for these cigars, do you already have an idea of the price ? Please let me know. (Johan, Belgium 02/98) 
A:Trinidad is not available in Europe yet. They will be available in Canada and Mexico first. Our correspondants came back from Cuba with 20 boxes of TRINIDAD. We are not offering them to our club members. We're still waiting to receive more from Cuba. If you want to reserve your box you just have to mail us. The 24 cigars SBN box stands at around $490 and the 50 cigars Cabinet is around $900.