CUBAN CIGARS: HELLUVA CIGAR OR HYPE OF A CIGAR?

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Permalink Reply by Arturo on June 14, 2009 at 2:35pm

While some Cuban cigars are very good and well worth the money if one can find them, others are just run of the mill. I think Nicaragua and Honduras produce good, cheap alternatives to most of he Cubans out there...and they are legal.

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Permalink Reply by Buddha Kalutika on June 14, 2009 at 3:35pm

Well there is a specific section of the forum that is almost entirely devoted to this particular discussion. Lol. But I really can't comment. I have never had a Cuban cigar.

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Permalink Reply by Charming Karl, Cookie King on June 15, 2009 at 11:57am

Haha, don't get me started. The last time I responded to this question (or one of the last times), I got called names and really blew my top. I don't want a repeat of that experience.

So let me just say that my life is going just great without any Cuban cigars being in it. I do have a small Cuban Montecristo that I found - true story - at Hudson Bar & Books one night, which is resting in my coolerdor, and I will smoke one day. Otherwise, I am happy to go through life without ever touching Cuban leaf to my lips.

And yes, Ade', this subject has been discussed extensively on this board. If you do a search you will find lots of good reading.

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Permalink Reply by James Wilson on June 15, 2009 at 5:18pm

I lived in Honduras for some time. I have smoked a lot of cigars in my life, from around the world, including Cuba. I am a Certified Retail Tobacconist thru Tobacconist University. I have been involved in the retail side of the cigar business for some time. I have visited tobacco fields in Nicaragua and Honduras. Had a chance to go to Cuba but passed on it. I do not feel that their is any correct answer to the question other than true habanos are" different", and leave it at that. My favorite sticks in order. Padron 1926 maduro, Monte Cristo #2 Cuban, Rockey Patel Vintage 1992 maduro blend. P.S. while in Honduras I got a lot of folks that always had access to habanos to switch to blends from Nicaragua, Honduras and the D.R. As you stated, it's a "mystique"!

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Permalink Reply by Clampdown on July 17, 2009 at 2:13pm

I have never met a Cuban cigar smokr that shares your opinion, ever.

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Permalink Reply by Charming Karl, Cookie King on July 15, 2009 at 5:56pm

SC = 33% pointless squabble, 14% intellectual ferment, 52% good clean fun, 1% mmk.

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Permalink Reply by ryoga81 on July 16, 2009 at 2:05pm

My opinion is this: SOME are great cigars, but I would rather drive down the street and grab a legal one. I like the flavor better and they are available.

Same here. Though I've only had a handful of Cubans, they were highly rated by magazines and recommended by websites/friends. With every one came a letdown. Not to say they're better or worse, per se, but I don't like them half as much as non-Cubans.

It all comes back to the fact that one's taste in cigars is one of the most subjective things on the planet. Though Dominican and Honduran cigars top my favorites, I like the occasional Nicaraguan and such but Cubans just don't seem to have a spot on my palate.

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Permalink Reply by Addiction on July 23, 2009 at 8:03pm

I've had a couple. I think for my tastes they are better. If you can find authentic cuban cigars that have been well kept only a select few noncubans are in the same category of flavor and taste.

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Permalink Reply by Homebrew on July 25, 2009 at 11:04pm

I really enjoy cuban cigars. I also enjoy cigars from all of the other cigar producing countries. That said, I primarily smoke habanos. Are they better??? That is the question most folks ask. I would say no. Just different. And yes there are some BAD cigars, that come out of Cuba. Anyone who says there isn't a bad cuban cigar has never smoked a Vegueros, or a Guantanamera. I guess someone may like them, but I don't. Cubans are not box aged, like most noncuban cigars, prior to release. Since they are not aged, most consumers of cuban cigars age them themselves. I prefer most cuban cigars to have at least 4-5 years additional aging before smoking them. There are some vendors that sell aged stock, at a higher price than the same Marque and vitola, in a more recent boxcode.

That said,
I have noticed, in the last couple of years, that cuban cigars, from 07-08, are much more approachable at a young age. I do not know how this will effect their aging potential, but they are smoking better now, than earlier production years, did at a young age. It will be interesting to see how they smoke, as they mature.

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

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Permalink Reply by sli38 on July 25, 2009 at 11:08pm

I like Vegueros....lol

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Permalink Reply by Homebrew on July 26, 2009 at 1:07am

I knew someone had to. LOL They just don't float my boat. I guess that is like me enjoying Jose Piedras sometimes for a breakfast smoke.

Hey Bro,
Good to see you here, as well.

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

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Permalink Reply by Seth Thomas Noel aka undertaker on July 26, 2009 at 11:55am

There has to be something in the soil there. Don't get me wrong i love a lot of legal cigars that are grown with cuban seed, but there is just something that makes a cuban distinctive, i just can't put my finger on.

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