Cuban Por Larrañaga Made Just For The U.K.

[El Presidente]

Cuban Por Larrañaga Made Just For The U.K. Coming Next Month

This Regional Edition Churchill will be launched at 47 synchronized events held throughout the entire U.K.

Oct 4, 2023 | By Gregory Mottola

 

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[Tunkat92]

I thought it sounded interesting until I read the article and saw the price…..

[MagicalBikeRide]

Ditto. Saw the events advertised and I’m in London at same time. Tickets for the sampling were £129. Passed. 

[ha_banos]

I'm in for the London event 2 cigars and some drinks for that money. I know. I know. I'm a bit of a sucker for it.

There are events at 75£ for one cigar in the Midlands. And our favourite Scottish retailer 100£ for the 2 cigar pack event.

Eh. Why not. I mean I'm not going to be buying any more sticks at 72£+ hard pass for the likes of me.

Anyone else lighting one up at 6.30 on the 1st Nov?

[MagicalBikeRide]

I can get that. Would be fun if you know some people going too. Enjoy!

I’d be afraid I really like them

 

 

[ha_banos]

12 hours ago, MagicalBikeRide said:

I can get that. Would be fun if you know some people going too. Enjoy!

I’d be afraid I really like them

There are so many cigars I enjoy that I can no longer afford. What's another 50 cab to add to the list!?

[dangolf18]

$4,500 for a box....that is utterly ridiculous. 

[PartagasIV]

28 minutes ago, dangolf18 said:

$4,500 for a box....that is utterly ridiculous. 

It is, although ~3500 with VAT refund it starts to be a better proposition (5 boxes of PL Legendarios would cost similarly, and other RE 50 cabs are approaching or have exceeded that value (Kon Tiki, Alemagaro, etc)…it’s utter nonsense, but they’ll have zero problem selling them.

[Bada_Bing_NJ]

I would definitely buy/trade some singles with someone!  OG company dropping 💣 lately! But anything over 2k for a cab is 🥜 
Galanes

Leones

these 47’s

Prometidoes 

anticipating Fénix 109

Fuego del Cañón

 

[anacostiakat]

Love a Churchill or DC (especially 50 count Cabs) but.....  C'mon Man!  

[Carrie Nation]

For $92 a pop, they could have at least used that bigger, dual-foil Por Larrañaga band like they did in the past. It was pretty swank. 

[bwgan]

Me and a mate thought bollocks to it and signed up for one of the events.....we'll pretend to big time Charlies and enjoy a silly priced cigar and take one home with us!!

A box....get real!!

[NSXCIGAR]

50s? You'd think they'd do boxes of 47...

[X-Man]

Empresa de Acopio, Beneficio y Torcido de Tabaco Holguín.

@LizardGizmo Do you know which one this might be? 

Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.

[LizardGizmo]

4 hours ago, X-Man said:

Empresa de Acopio, Beneficio y Torcido de Tabaco Holguín.
@LizardGizmo Do you know which one this might be? 

Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.

I would guess the factory is nicknamed either Jibara (LTA) or Felina No. 2 (OEG) on the PDF based on codes we’ve seen on the past 5 years of R+J Churchills (they reference Julieta No. 2 proficiency as a driving factor for choosing the factory). Anything is possible, though, of course!

[BoliDan]

4k a box? I was so going to take a trip to London for these too. 4k? no way. wtf, I hate habanos right now. 

[NSXCIGAR]

2 hours ago, BoliDan said:

4k a box? I was so going to take a trip to London for these too. 4k? no way. wtf, I hate habanos right now. 

That's not all HSA. All the boxes run through H & F and therefore UK duties. If this were a Spain ER they'd likely be priced around $1,500. 

For any UK release your best bet is to inquire in Gibraltar which is exempt from mainland duties. 

[ha_banos]

1 hour ago, NSXCIGAR said:

That's not all HSA. All the boxes run through H & F and therefore UK duties. If this were a Spain ER they'd likely be priced around $1,500. 

For any UK release your best bet is to inquire in Gibraltar which is exempt from mainland duties. 

But if you're taking them out of the UK you can get the tax refunded right?

 

But still.

[potpest]

15 hours ago, NSXCIGAR said:

That's not all HSA. All the boxes run through H & F and therefore UK duties. If this were a Spain ER they'd likely be priced around $1,500. 
For any UK release your best bet is to inquire in Gibraltar which is exempt from mainland duties. 

UK duties on a $1500 box would be 25% Customs Duty @ $375, Excise Duty @ $270 and VAT at $375, that's $2500. There's $1500 margin there.
The current Spanish ER is around $800 for 50, that's with 10% Spanish Tax (I think). Even adding UK taxes to an $800 box it would be maximum $1500.

[ha_banos]

3 hours ago, potpest said:

UK duties on a $1500 box would be 25% Customs Duty @ $375, Excise Duty @ $270 and VAT at $375, that's $2500. There's $1500 margin there.
The current Spanish ER is around $800 for 50, that's with 10% Spanish Tax (I think). Even adding UK taxes to an $800 box it would be maximum $1500.

Duty is 367.71£ per kilo for cigars.

 

3600£

Vat on this is 600£

So 3000£ say 20% for the retailer?

So 2400£ - duty on 50 cigars by weight 295£

 

So 2105£ per box for h&f?

[westg]

Impressive.  Imagine the aroma upon opening 

https://halfwheel.com/por-larranaga-larranaga-47-launching-in-the-u-k-next-month/430117/

[ha_banos]

29 minutes ago, westg said:

Impressive.  Imagine the aroma upon opening 

https://halfwheel.com/por-larranaga-larranaga-47-launching-in-the-u-k-next-month/430117/

If you can afford one!

[jakebarnes]

Oh man. I really want that. Looks beautiful. 

[Puros Y Vino]

Wow.  Want. But...can't afford.  Especially with GBP pricing.