Does anyone know about Cuban cigars?!
What is so special about them?
What are the brands or Brand to look for?
Answers: I am not old enough to have been able to try them legally.
What is so special about them?
What are the brands or Brand to look for?
There's something about the Cuban, tobacco, soil, climate and importantly the cigar rollers that make Cuban cigars unique and sets them apart from all other cigars. Cohiba and Montecristo are two of the most popular brands. You can read reviews and information on Cohiba and Montecristo cigars at this site.
http://www.cubancigars.net.au
Cuba is known for it's amazing sugar and tobacco crop, that's why they're so amazing. I'm not sure what brand though, sorry. The more expensive the better, though.
If you are familiar with the various tastes of your favorite different cigars, imagine a cigar that has all of those tastes in one. The Cuban Cigars that I had did not have brand labels. Perhaps a new President will bury the hatchet with Cuba.
the most special thing about them is they are illegal due to the embargo on cuba. people want what they cant have.
i think cohiba is a brand of cuban cigar
Aficionados might argue dominican, Honduran and Nicaraguan cigars are just as good, other experts would deny it claiming there is something special about the soil and climate of cuba.
Good brands are:
Romeo y Julieta
Montecristo
Cohiba
Punch
Here you are:
Cigars manufactured in Cuba are widely considered to be the best, although many experts believe that the best offerings from Honduras and Nicaragua rival those from Cuba. The Cuban reputation is thought to arise from the unique characteristics of the Vuelta Abajo district in the Pinar del Río Province at the west of the island, where the microclimate allows high-quality tobacco to be grown.
Cuban cigars are rolled from tobacco leaves found throughout the country of Cuba. The filler, binder, and wrapper may come from different portions of the island. All cigar production in Cuba is controlled by the Cuban government, and each brand may be rolled in several different factories in Cuba. Cuban cigar rollers are claimed to be the most skilled in the world.
Habanos SA and Cubatabaco between them do all the work relating to Cuban cigars, including manufacture, quality control, promotion and distribution, and export. Cuba produces both handmade and machine made cigars. All boxes and labels are marked Hecho en Cuba (made in Cuba). Machine-bunched cigars finished by hand add Hecho a mano, while fully hand-made cigars say Totalmente a mano in script text. Some cigars show a TC or Tripa Corta, meaning that short filler and cuttings were used in the hand-rolling process.
What Roach said.
I also agree that Cuban smokes are not 'better' than ones from Honduras, Nicaragua or the DR - just different.
IMHO, Cuban cigars have an almost citrusy 'twang' you can feel as well as taste on the back of your palate.
As for Cuban frontmarks being made outside of Cuba to avoid the ban - that's true to a certain extent. The brand names have been trademarked outside of Cuba, however those cigars have nothing in common with those found IN Cuba.
As for brands to look for - Montecristo #2's and Cohiba Esplendido's are the most faked sticks. Some of my fave Cubans are:
Bolivar Royal Coronas
St. Luis Rey Regios
Ramone Allone Specially Selected
Partagas Serie D #4
Most Cuban cigars are full bodied. Some good ones for a beginner to try would be Fonsecas and Jose L Piedras (decent short filler smokes - my fave every day ones)
If you have $50 usd spend $5 on one cigar $10 on the next and $35 for the third. the expensive one will be so superior to the others that you'll never want to smoke anything else. A nd you cant afford $35 on a cigar every day so you'll never develop a smoking habit!!!