Cuban Box Codes

[NevermindtheBS]

[quote author=timothy_556 link=topic=57090.msg216560#msg216560 date=1681255396]
I greatly appreciate this info. I have never heard the names of the provincial factories before. Thank you
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-Timothy_556
My pleasure! info was shared with me by another BOTL and has helped me, glad you found it useful as well!


-Havanaaddict
I do not blame you bud, I have been able to deal with some increases better than others as tbh a majority of their smokes were undervalued.... now the opposite is true and most of the smokes are overvalued, obviously some astronomically so.... and with plans to continue to rise...

[joeypots]

Anyone know what factory BEL in ’21 is?
thanks in advance.

[gsfordays]

[quote author=joeypots link=topic=57090.msg216601#msg216601 date=1681497195]
Anyone know what factory BEL in ’21 is?
thanks in advance.
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Pretty sure BEL was a RyJ factory if I'm not mistaken. Is currently ETA for 22-current.

[NevermindtheBS]

[quote author=gsfordays link=topic=57090.msg216635#msg216635 date=1681755155]
Pretty sure BEL was a RyJ factory if I'm not mistaken. Is currently ETA for 22-current.
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-joeypots, gsfordays is correct. BEL was Carlos Balino/ RYJ for March 19- March 22. Current code is ETA

[JL Miller]

I've always wondered why people care so much about factory codes.  They change so much, and no one really knows the difference.

Maybe back in day with "FPG" being the best, that did make sense.  But nowadays, it isnt that big of a deal, and none of you would know the difference anyway.  (And I'll put my name it that group too!)


Just my $0.02

[Uncle Lou]

But JL, how can we pretend to know everything about cigars if we don’t know about the odd stuff that probably makes no difference at all. I mean just because we couldn’t pick a good leaf from a not so good one and don’t know how most of it is done, we can’t let that detail stop us. But you knew that. 


How have you been my friend?

[joeypots]

[quote author=NevermindtheBS link=topic=57090.msg216637#msg216637 date=1681758112]
-joeypots, gsfordays is correct. BEL was Carlos Balino/ RYJ for March 19- March 22. Current code is ETA
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Thanks, all. I don’t chase factory codes but I do like to know what one is. Good trivia.
Joe

[JL Miller]

[quote author=Uncle Lou link=topic=57090.msg216677#msg216677 date=1681956805]
But JL, how can we pretend to know everything about cigars if we don’t know about the odd stuff that probably makes no difference at all. I mean just because we couldn’t pick a good leaf from a not so good one and don’t know how most of it is done, we can’t let that detail stop us. But you knew that.   ;)


How have you been my friend?
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LOL, made me laugh.  Doing well.  Man, just glad about 3 years ago I bought a bunch of Cohiba.... no joke, had a "dream" that prices were going to skyrocket, and this was way before any talk.
Probably only smart thing I've done in cigars ever.....
:laugh:
JL

[Uncle Lou]

JL, glad to hear you were ahead of the pricing, now if you can just convince everyone to buy tequila instead of bourbon we would be doing alright. Stay safe my friend, I miss the old days.

[JL Miller]

[quote author=Uncle Lou link=topic=57090.msg216713#msg216713 date=1682299646]
JL, glad to hear you were ahead of the pricing, now if you can just convince everyone to buy tequila instead of bourbon we would be doing alright. Stay safe my friend, I miss the old days.
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Lou,
Pure luck my friend, and thank you for reminding me!

ATTENTION everyone: The Bourbon craze is over, it's NOW Tequilla.  Please proceed in an orderly fashion.