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Old 07-30-2009, 09:48 PM   #7
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Default Re: Habana or Havana

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Originally Posted by NCRadioMan View Post
Yep. Same word, same meaning, same city.

Most non-cubans are from cuban seed and they want to capitalize on the word Havana (english) because everybody knows the mystique of cuban cigars, novice or not.

Cubans have "havana" (spanish) because that is what they are, I guess.
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The tobacco is from cuban seed and they are primarily for the English (American) market. The rest of the world doesn't have that many non-cubans to choose from. The rest of the world smokes, primarily, cuban cigars. We are special.
That pretty much explains it. Its all about marketing my friend.
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