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Originally Posted by BigWalleye

But losing a boat-load of Arabica (Robusta, more likely!) would not have had an impact on British morale, military or civilian, like losing a boatload of Virginia long-leaf or (Heaven forfend!) Canadian rye.

And Churchill himself would have been bereft at the loss of a boatload of Cohibas!

Get out your Heli-ox SCUBA gear BBY! and about 30 lbs weight belts apiece I reckon. WE"RE GOIN"DOWN-Hamm's on me; you cover the salvage rights... We'll cause a boom in the coffee-futures commodities market!$$$$ Actually Connecticut shade grown leaf would be the disaster! They make the best wrappers and binders (the two outermost layers) on anyones' stogie. Filtering the sun produces a thinner and more elastic tobacco leaf that cures to a lighter, even color often desired by the Cuban and Dominican cigar producers. Good ol' Yankee knowhow-My wife had a job picking that one summer-grueling work; I enjoy an ersatz Cohiba from the Dominican Republic all the more for it-but think the impendin' recognition of Cuba-thanks Mr Obama- will alter the logistics of the humidor...considerably I see from his cruise honeymoon pics, our OP, GoldenRivet, might just be in on this!