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Q: Optimum humidity degree in a personal humidor
Q: Customs Duty in Hong Kong.
Q: Shipping conditions.

A : It is said that a very high degree of humidity is required (about 80%), but I think that it is too much for a personal humidor. Many cigar merchants keep the humidity at this level in their own cigar rooms, but they have their reasons : the cigars are boxed, some boxes are varnished, and once sold the cigars might not be transfered immediately into another humidor.

Personally, I think that the best way is to have a cigar room and a humidor, or two humidors : one for storing cigars in their original boxes (75% humidity; keep varnished boxes half-open), and the other for cigars that you will light up in the next 15-20 days (between 65 and 70% humidity).

This is my method for storing cigars. Because each one of us is different, you must find your own ideal humidity degree to use in your second humidor.

Q : For the subscriptions is it possible to substitute a particular box for another? For example, in the Cohiba subscription, could I receive a box of Montecristo Torpedos instead of one of the Cohiba sizes that I didn't particularly like?

Or, better yet, could I put together a special subscription of, say, four boxes of any of your featured brands and have you calculate a price for me? I realize that there would have to be a price increase in such a case. Your subscription service is very exciting for me because even though I live in Norway and can get Cubans delivered to me, they always arrive in a terrible state; all dried out, usually. What steps do you take, if any, to keep the product moist when you ship ?
(Michael, Norway 03/98)

A : The membership categories are suggested by our experts but of course you may compose your own membership by choosing any hand-rolled Cuban cigar to taste, even if it's not listed in our categories.

The boxes we send are labeled: "Offered by Cigars of Cuba Club, Not For Sale, For personal use only". The fees you pay are considered as a participation for the club; so in exchange we send you the cigars for tasting.

You may choose any Cuban hand rolled cigars to compose your own membership category. Our vocation is to help you taste those fine cigars.

Our selection consists of 1st choice boxes with the adequate factory codes and dates stamped on the bottom of each box by Habanos S.A. In this way we guarantee the quality and the homogeneity of the Puros.

Q : I note your catalogue and subscription prices and I am interested in making an order. However is tax in my country, Hong Kong, included or would I have to pay a dutiable commodities tax on top of that?
(Neil, Hong Kong 03/98)

A : We are allowed to send cigars to our members all around the world except to the USA (due to the embargo against Cuba). We are a club and not a cigar shop. That's why you don't have to pay local tax on the cigars your receive. The boxes we send are labeled: "Offered by Cigars of Cuba Club, Not For Sale, For personal use only" The fees you pay are considered as a participation in the club; so in exchange we send you the cigars for tasting. You may choose any Cuban hand rolled cigars to compose your own membership category. Our vocation is to let you discover those fine cigars.