Collecting Cuban Cigars: A Primer
With Cuba now open to American tourists and business, the best cigars in the world are now (legally) available.
If you haven’t yet, it’s time to start investing in the next great money maker: vintage cigars.
Already the Cuban cigar market is opening up to Americans, and as it becomes easier to get them into the country in larger quantities, the market for resale and collecting is going to have a boom.
For advice on cigar collecting, we talked to Ajay Patel, proprietor of London’s Casa del Habano. Patel is among the world’s foremost experts on Cuban tobacco, and his personal and public collection could make Castro’s mouth water.
When boxes of cigars can cost hundreds of dollars, jumping into the market can feel daunting. Patel says there are a few important steps that every collector, new or experienced, needs to take when deciding what to invest in.
