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About This WebsiteThis is a privately setup website; developed, owned, operated, and maintained at my cost as a retirement hobby. My goal is an up-to-date website on the post-revolution period of Cuban cigars. Where appropriate, some pre-revolution information is included. The site is an information and reference site. It has free, unrestricted entry, and no login. The site does not include cigar reviews, or forums, or blogs.....there are other sites that adequately cover those aspects. There is no advertising, either imbedded or pop-up, within the website. This website does not sell cigars. Navigation This website is about information.....not fancy presentation techniques. Almost all information is two clicks away. Website access is by the main menu bar, displayed at the top of each page. The menu bar is subdivided into three groups, to indicate each link's basic content. Hovering over the link will display further information. The home page also contains a detailed site map. Clicking on a link will take your to a page that has either header links or drop-down boxes. Clicking on these links will take you direct to the information. Many pages can be scrolled down to view the entire contents. Users are encouraged to try all the links, as there is plenty of information available. Many of the images throughout the website can be clicked to display a larger higher-definition image (the mouse curser will change to a pointing hand and "click to enlarge" text is displayed). The clickable cigar images are cigars from my photographic and reference collection. Development I started work on this website in April 2006. It was released as a basic version in June 2006, through the Friends of Habanos Cuban Cigar Forum. The site developed into its present form over a period of some 12 months and is continually being fine-tuned, updated and extended. In August 2008, a database version of the website was released, which allows quick and accurate updating of data and the introduction of an advanced search function. In April 2009, the website was transferred to a dedicated IP address, to allow residents of China to access the website. In May 2009, a further site upgrade was completed; to extend the flexibility of the website to accept multiple images for individual releases plus other site enhancements. In 2010 the progressive upgrading of cigar images commenced to include higher quality images and pop-up higher resolution images of actual cigars, and several further programming improvements were carried out. |
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Contact Me If you find the website useful, or if you have any comments, suggestions, additions, or corrections, please contact me. If you can help with information, images, cigars, or cigar bands; please click here. All emails will be personally answered. To send me an email..... click here. Some background information on the website is contained in the Spring 2010 Edition of European Cigar Cult Journal entitled "A Gift to the Cigar World", page 70 - 75. The article is in both German and English. To view the article..... click here. Trevor Leask Sydney Australia |
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Copyright Policy The following sets out the copyright and usage policy for information and images on this website: Information Information on this website may be freely used. If this information is to be used in another website or a forum, an acknowledgement would be appreciated. Linking to this website or to individual web-pages is permitted. Duplication of web-pages is prohibited! Images All images are copyright. The use of these images, other than for private individual non-commercial use, is prohibited! Linking to individual images, for discussion purposes on an appropriate forum, is permitted. The reason for this policy is that many of the images on this website have been provided by individuals or companies, who retain the copyright on their images. |
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Acknowledgements This site could not have developed without the support, contribution, and encouragement of many people: Min Ron Nee  Special acknowledgement is made to Min Ron Nee for his contribution to
the world of Cuban Cigars by the publication of his magnificent book
An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars.The author has very generously granted formal authorisation for me to use any of his photos from the current MRN book in the CubanCigarWebsite. His invaluable gesture is greatly appreciated. For a short review of this MRN classic book - click here Individual Contributors There are many individuals who have supplied extensive information and images on specialist items. Many have put in a substantial time and effort. Their names remain confidential (for various reasons) but their generous assistance is gratefully acknowledged. Many individuals have also opened their humidors and generously gifted, traded, or allowed me to purchase many scarce cigars to display on this website. My special thanks to them. Company Contributor Links The following links acknowledge companies that have assisted in the development of this website: Cigar Czar Queensland, Australia C. Gars Ltd London, UK La Casa del Habano Luxembourg La Casa del Habano Hamburg, Germany Mercer Cigars Merida, Mexico Top Cubans Geneva, Switzerland Cigar Chief Ontario, Canada Camelot Zagreb, Croatia Duty Free Cuban Cigars Cayman Islands La Gloria Cubana Cigars USA Website Programming Acknowledgement is especially made to Alexander Groom (aka Zeedar Teretz - a fellow brother of the leaf), who generously freely donates his time and expertise in the programming and upgrading of the website. His initial suggestions and feedback resulted in many substantial improvements to my basic website layout; especially the new database and the advanced search feature. Alex continues to provide input and "tweaking" of the website, and recently finalised a further upgrade, to both enhance the website display and to permit easier maintenance. This, together with the new images, will be a substantial improvement to the website. Without Alex's assistance and input, the website would never have progressed to its present stage of development. A T Groom Development - website Reference Books Consulted The following reference books were consulted during the development and checking of information on this website. Click to display a short book review & photograph. Vitolario de Habanos Guide Habanos S.A - 2008. The Habanos Size Guide Posters 2006 Habanos S.A First Edition - May 2007 (set of 4). An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars Min Ron Nee - First Edition - Second Reprint, July 2005. The Great Habano Factories Adriana Martinez Rius - First English Edition, 2005. Perelman's Pocket Cyclopaedia of Havana Cigars Richard B Perelman - Third Edition, 2005. The Complete Guide for Habanos' Enthusiasts Habanos S.A. - Issue 1, April 2003. Cultivating a Tradition of Perfection (An Enthusiast's Guide to Habanos) Habanos S.A.. - First Edition, September 2002. Rudman's Complete Pocket Guide to Cigars Theo Rudman - Fourth Edition, June 2001. Habano the King Adriana Martinez Rius - First English Edition, 1999. Perelman's Pocket Cyclopaedia of Havana Cigars Richard B Perelman - Second Edition, 1998. Havana Cigars Gérard Père et Fils- First Edition, 1997. ........not yet reviewed Perelman's Pocket Cyclopaedia of Havana Cigars Richard B Perelman - First Edition, 1997. Havana Cigars 1817 - 1960 Enzo A Infante - First Edition, 1997. .......not yet reviewed The Gourmet Guide to Cigars Paul B K Garmirian - First Edition, 1990. The Connoisseur´s Book of the Cigar Zino Davidoff - First (English) Edition, 1969........not yet reviewed |
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FAQ's Frequently asked questions, or questions you never thought to ask: Internet Explorer 8 Implications Visitor Counter FAQ Authenticating or Valuing Cigars Opinions Regarding Vendors Affiliations Internet Explorer 8 Implications Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8. Despite this website being fully developed using Microsoft software and hosted on a Microsoft platform, there are some compatibility problems. These problems should now be rectified. Basically, IE8 has been made more compliant with world standards. If problems persist, they can be resolved as follows. Click Tools in the menu bar. Scroll down and click on Compatibility View Settings, and click the Add button to add this website. Images sizes can also be changed. Open the zoom button at the bottom right-hand corner of the browser, select custom, and adjust the zoom percentage to suit your monitor. The text size can be adjusted. Click on View in the file menu, scroll down to Text Size, and select from the 5 available options. Visitor Counter FAQ The counter shown on the home page was installed on 16th March 2009 and is a general interest counter. The counter records the location of the web-server through which a user accesses the internet; not the user's physical location. With these counters, a user is only counted if they enter the website via the Home Page. Return visits in any 24 hour period are not counted. The counter records visitors, not "hits". Authenticating or Valuing Cigars I do not authenticate, value, or rate cigars. Opinions Regarding Vendors I do not comment on the suitability of venders, nor their prices. Affiliations Except for this website, I am not (nor have I ever been) employed by (or involved in) any part of the cigar or tobacco industry. I do not sell cigars or any other tobacco product or accessories. I am an active smoker of Cuban cigars. |