Popular Post bugman78629 Posted October 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2019 Good article......? https://ministryofcigars.com/alejandro-gonzalez-releasing-a-nicaraguan-cigar/ 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorPerfecto Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Good for him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Good luck to him!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Presidente Posted October 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2019 7 hours ago, crking3 said: $$$ The more the better. Alex is an excellent business person by any standards......he is exceptional by Cuban standards. Great to see he is expanding outside the local soul destroying cesspit that is resultant to being shackled to the whim of communist overlords. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, El Presidente said: The more the better. Alex is an excellent business person by any standards......he is exceptional by Cuban standards. Great to see he is expanding outside the local soul destroying cesspit that is resultant to being shackled to the whim of communist overlords. I see @PigFish has hacked your account again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 As long as he’s not collaborating with Gurkha... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, Lotusguy said: As long as he’s not collaborating with Gurkha... comming home every day covered in edible glitter and stinking of cognac. Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Lotusguy said: As long as he’s not collaborating with Gurkha... Given the numbers that Gurkha are doing in China..........Alex could do far worse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Given the numbers that Gurkha are doing in China..........Alex could do far worse! Are they doing well there? I had no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Lotusguy said: Are they doing well there? I had no idea! They are making big inroads. Outstanding packaging and marketing. Good supply levels. Some of their targeted SKU's are well made/well priced and flavoursome. The almost circus like "over the top marketing" disguises a shrewd operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JY0 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 ....and he is a heck of a nice guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argrovesjd Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 hours ago, El Presidente said: The more the better. Alex is an excellent business person by any standards......he is exceptional by Cuban standards. Great to see he is expanding outside the local soul destroying cesspit that is resultant to being shackled to the whim of communist overlords. He's a great guy as well. On two different occasions, he has come to his shop on his day off just to visit with my friends and I. He is truly interested in his customers, and what WE like in a cigar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Tigre Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 6 hours ago, argrovesjd said: He's a great guy as well. On two different occasions, he has come to his shop on his day off just to visit with my friends and I. He is truly interested in his customers, and what WE like in a cigar. This. We absolutely love to visit him and his staff. Our Spanish is terrible yet they are so helpful and make us feel so welcome. That has us both working overtime on conversational Spanish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treberty Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Alex is a great torcedor. Maybe not the best one technically (although he is still young), but certainly one with a great business acumen and exceptional interpersonal skills, IMO. I had no idea that Cubans could be part of business ventures outside of the island... so I have a stupid question, just in case someone here knows the answer: how does it work for the payments? Will the government tax him for his new source of income or all of it will go in a bank account in the US or Nic? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 6 hours ago, treberty said: Alex is a great torcedor. Maybe not the best one technically (although he is still young), but certainly one with a great business acumen and exceptional interpersonal skills, IMO. I had no idea that Cubans could be part of business ventures outside of the island... so I have a stupid question, just in case someone here knows the answer: how does it work for the payments? Will the government tax him for his new source of income or all of it will go in a bank account in the US or Nic? Thanks! He is and I agree with the top part of your comment. As for the lower part : you better don't ask ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 4 hours ago, nino said: As for the lower part : you better don't ask ... X 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treberty Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Understood. Some stupid questions are better left unanswered... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 I just visited with him again the other day. A class act like Hamlet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKostyan Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Maybe not the best one technicallyDo not judge strictly. The number of cigars that Alex sells is impossible to roll alone... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 I'm very interested... Hirochi, Jaime, Alex. To be honest, I haven't seen / read / heard much detailed info, on any of the ventures. But, my thought has always been about their ability to acquire the tobacco they desire with consistency. And perhaps, other limitations (if any) they might have imposed upon them with regards to how they are able to blend their cigars. I hope they all succeed. I'm very interested.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookmaker Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Do not judge strictly. The number of cigars that Alex sells is impossible to roll alone...So he’s not rolling all his Cubans alone? Interesting, I would’ve thought a custom by a named roller is as such, but anyways - I’m green into CR’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpm32 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Hookmaker said: So he’s not rolling all his Cubans alone? Interesting, I would’ve thought a custom by a named roller is as such, but anyways - I’m green into CR’s I wondered about this myself because people are constantly stopping by to chitchat with the more famous rollers and I almost never saw one actually rolling a cigar. In any event, presumably they are still selecting tobacco, blending, and overseeing their crews of subcontractors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helix Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Personally I have noticed a decline (increase in demand) in quality of blend and construction in the last couple of years regarding customs across the board very disappointing . No names, I had purchased a bundle of 20 customs, just before leaving the premises the main roller asked to see my bundle , replaced about a dozen sticks and chastised his new colleagues for giving such an important client …………...blah,blah. The whole bundle turned out to be disappointing as were customs from other rollers last March. A general consensus amongst six of us. Anyone else have this experience ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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