Posted: 6/8/2024 8:20:48 PM EDT
| Sorry if this has been asked before. I went Roatan and smoked Cuban Montecristos for a week. They were amazing. Smooth as silk. Now what can I find in the states comes close to them? |
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Full disclosure: I haven't smoked a cigar in 19 years, but I smoked a bunch until then. The absolute best smoke I've ever had was a Cuban Partagas Serie D No 4 I bought on a business trip into Canada, but very, very close behind it were (consistently) various Fuente Fuente Opus X cigars. In fact, the very last cigar I ever had was an Opus X on Father's day in 2005. |
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The best cigar I’ve ever had was a Cohiba Maduro. But they’ve gotten so good at cigars that there’s a lot of good options. Liga Privada 9 is fantastic. Padron 1926 if you’re willing to spend more. Opus X used to be an awesome cigar at a good price, now they’re an awesome cigar at a price. |
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Originally Posted By MarkHatfield: Too many places call something a Cuban sandwich when they ain't. Real ones are heavenly. Hot pressed. Also, real ones include a slice of Genoa salami and never have lettuce/tomato (or, God forbid - honey) on them. FBHO and the Commies at West Tampa Sandwich Shop. 😎 Fight me. |
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Everybody's tastes are different, and not all Cubans have the same flavor profile, so I find your question difficult if not impossible to answer. Some great sticks that even diehard Cuban smokers like (in my experience) Padron 1926 as mentioned and 1964 - I prefer Maduros over Natural Sin Compremeso Tabernacle Broadleaf Olmec - both the Claro and Maduro (I prefer the Maduro) I'm quite fond of Plasencia Alma Fuerte Liga 9, T-52, and H99 Davidoff Maduro Davidoff Royale I used to be a big A. Fuente fan, but found I've moved away. Literally too many to mention. |
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Originally Posted By flcracker: Also, real ones include a slice of Genoa salami and never have lettuce/tomato (or, God forbid - honey) on them. FBHO and the Commies at West Tampa Sandwich Shop. 😎 Fight me. Originally Posted By flcracker: Originally Posted By MarkHatfield: Too many places call something a Cuban sandwich when they ain't. Real ones are heavenly. Hot pressed. Also, real ones include a slice of Genoa salami and never have lettuce/tomato (or, God forbid - honey) on them. FBHO and the Commies at West Tampa Sandwich Shop. 😎 Fight me. Gentlemen, as y’all know Cuban Sammiches are well worth debating. But there’s really no sense in fighting unless you think - perish the thought - they were invented in friggin Miami. |
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Atabey Olmec Fuente Don Carlos Liga 9, 52, H99 - although these are stronger/fuller bodied than most Cubans. They are very good sticks. Davidoff Yamasa There are so many good cigars out there it’s impossible to list them all. |
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Cubans have a light-medium strength and I find a Connecticut wrapper cigar matches them. Try a souther draw rose of Sharon or Zino platinum for budget. If you can find Plasencia 146 or padron Damaso for midrange price (10-15$); try those. Or a Davidoff anniversario on the higher end. I’ve never had a bad davidoff, padron, liga, fuente, or Dunbarton. |
I have about 550 cubans in my humi, and I find these from Rodriquez slot in very nicely for domestically available, cheaper options. Definitely on the mild to medium side with zero pepper. I despise pepper bombs https://rodriguezcigarskeywest.com/product-category/reserva-privada/ https://rodriguezcigarskeywest.com/product-category/vintage-1925-series/?age-verified=187a622b00 I haven't tried any yet, but want to pick up a couple of offerings of the Nudie and MOFOH lines that were blended from the guys at Friends of Habanos (ar15.com of cuban cigars). Reviews have been great, and they ship out of Florida around $10 per pop depending on size. |
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Originally Posted By trapsh00ter99: I haven't tried any yet, but want to pick up a couple of offerings of the Nudie and MOFOH lines that were blended from the guys at Friends of Habanos (ar15.com of cuban cigars). Reviews have been great, and they ship out of Florida around $10 per pop depending on size. They are great. If you like smaller rings (7"x33), the Ninfa's are one of the best values per $ going right now. Of the 4 sizes I've tried, haven't had to toss one yet. Def. can't say the same for the stuff made in Cuba. |
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Atabey for sure, I'll back that one up personally. Brilliant cigars. Byron apparently as well, still have yet to try one, but they're made by the same people as Atabey. I think Alfonso also falls under this umbrella. Several different Warped blends; La Colmena is the primary one described as cubanesque, Black Honey for a darker profile, but apparently several others compare decently as well due to Kyle Gellis having an affinity for cubanesque profiles in his blends. I haven't seen it mentioned elsewhere, but the first couple of LFD Andalusian Bulls I had gave me a cubanesque experience. Not sure on several of the other recommendations here, some of them definitely miss the mark. Sure, they're well made and delicious cigars, but I'd hardly call a Liga 9, Olmec, or Padron 1964 cubanesque when it comes to taste. Many of these recommendations are way too heavy of a flavor profile. |
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Originally Posted By JoshD: They are great. If you like smaller rings (7"x33), the Ninfa's are one of the best values per $ going right now. Of the 4 sizes I've tried, haven't had to toss one yet. Def. can't say the same for the stuff made in Cuba. |
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Originally Posted By trapsh00ter99: Awesome! I will definitely pick some up then. I was thinking the Lanceros, just cause that size is so hard to come by in Cubans. Originally Posted By trapsh00ter99: Originally Posted By JoshD: They are great. If you like smaller rings (7"x33), the Ninfa's are one of the best values per $ going right now. Of the 4 sizes I've tried, haven't had to toss one yet. Def. can't say the same for the stuff made in Cuba. Can't go wrong with those either, I'm down to my last 3. Plus, $250 vs. $2500? I'm just glad the Nudies/MOFOH are an option. |
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Originally Posted By BuddyChryst: The best cigar I've ever had was a Cohiba Maduro. But they've gotten so good at cigars that there's a lot of good options. Liga Privada 9 is fantastic. Padron 1926 if you're willing to spend more. Opus X used to be an awesome cigar at a good price, now they're an awesome cigar at a price. |
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Transplanted Cuban tobacco seed will always have a different taste / flavor. If you want a Habano - buy a Habano. As it stands, the best cigars in the world are no longer exclusive to Cuba. Cuba has it's own flavors - just like Nicaraguan and Dominican. I've enjoyed my share of quality Habanos but my favorite tobacco comes from Ometepe Island in Nicaragua. |
| I was into 'gars from about 2000 to 2014. I averaged about 1.5 a day over that time. I smoked one Cuban that a friend gave me. He worked with a Columbian who had gone home and brought back a bunch of cigars. The bands had all been removed. The friend called me to see if I wanted one so he left it in his truck and I drove over there and got it. It was in a baggie and actually felt very good with no crunch. This was about a 5x50, looked like Maduro, pointed end. I usually smoked on the porch after lunch so I said no sense in putting it off, so I fired it up. I will never forget it - it was simply the perfect cigar - deep flavor without any artificial flavors, smooth, even-burning, no wrapper peeling, free-drawing, cool but an intense smoke. After that, I was never satisfied with the absolutely shitty cigars available at any price, and it was only about a year until I quit. Fast forward to November 2016 and the day after Trump's victory I went and bought two $15 cigars. It was cool here but I sat out on the porch with some Jack to smoke a cigar and savor this great victory. The cigar just peeled, split and was awful. I think I tried the second one the next day and it was awful too. I guess part of it was I wasn't used to smoking them after two years, but that one Cuban totally ruined me for cigars. If I could get them every day, I probably would not have quit. |
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If you live in America, there is a 90-95% chance that the Cuban cigar you are smoking is fake. Don't care where you bought, don't care what the company told you, don't care if your buddy went to Cuba and brought them back. The odds are overwhelmingly likely it's fake. I think (just my opinion), we should stop comparing domestic cigars to Cubans. Cuban cigars are not the bar and haven't been in nearly 50 years. Quality control and care has been scarified for profit. Off my soap box. Domestic cigars worth the money. Padron 1926 and 1964. Perdomo Double Aged 12 Year. Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro. CAO Camshaft. Alec Bradley Magic Toast. Ageing Room Quattro. The list it too long. Some of these cigars are in the $8 dollar range and blow the $65 dollar Cohiba, Monte Cristo, Bolivar ect...ect... out of the water. |
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I have never smoked a Cuban, however, based on these recommendations I assume I would like them. Smoking a Liga T52 as I type this. Love the Tabernacle Broadleaf, probably my current favorite cigar. Main reason I am posting is Cigar Page has their single promotion on the front page. Usually the smallest purchase is a 5 pack. Many of the above listed are available. Buy any 10 & get an additional 10% off. Prices are already better than the brick & mortars. A. Cheaper way to try many of these out. Sign up for their emails, best deals are there. Just use an email you don’t mind getting 5-8 per day. They sent out a $30 off coupon on a $150 purchase today, good until 11:00 central tonight. I just started smoking cigars in 2022 & thanks to Cigar Page I have more than I can smoke. Unfortunately every time a deal hits I treat cigars like stocks & average my cigar per stick price down, can’t seem to help myself. On the Tabernacle, make sure it is the Broadleaf- Siler & Black band. The red one, Havana seed I believe is different & quite a spicy smoke. |
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I will say the best cigar I’ve had was a Cuban Cohiba Maduro. After that, Opus X, Padron 1926, Liga Privada No. 9. ETA: Just realized this is a zombie thread. Leave it to an ‘03er! At least my previous recommendations match today’s! |
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I don't think they're still in active production, but the Crowned Heads Las Mareas has a light and "Cuban" style to it that was really nice when I could find them. For a few years now the Mexican San Andreas leaf has been trendy and what gives a lot of new blends that heavy hitter flavor that's become all too common, though the trend seems to be shifting away from that a bit. |
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As mentioned above, many who think they are smoking Cubans in fact are not. There’s a huge counterfeit industry on those and they even have the newer official Cuban releases faked- limited edition boxes, holograms, bands, all of it. With that being said, if you’d like a great cigar experience that you can get here I would suggest the Casa Cuba line by Arturo Fuente. That was Carlos Fuente Sr.’s final blending project that he perfected while battling cancer that sadly took his life. That cigar is INCREDIBLE and very unique from the rest of the Fuente portfolio. He knew it would be the last cigar he’d blend. The swan song of one of the greatest blenders of all time, and something often overlooked because the packaging intentionally does not say Fuente anywhere on it except on the bottom of the box. “Senior” wanted the cigar to stand on its own as his last masterpiece and was a nod to the old days when Fuente made cigars here in Tampa with Cuban tobacco before the embargo. Give it a try- you won’t be disappointed. My favorite size is the Doble Tres. |
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Cuban manufacturers have terrible quality control as a result of communism. They take a year or more in your humidor before they’re smokable. The best cigar makers left when Castro came in and Cuba no longer has the market cornered. Cubans are desired because they are more difficult to get, not because they’re amazing, mind blowing smokes. |
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Originally Posted By 9mmCarbine: As mentioned above, many who think they are smoking Cubans in fact are not. There’s a huge counterfeit industry on those and they even have the newer official Cuban releases faked- limited edition boxes, holograms, bands, all of it. With that being said, if you’d like a great cigar experience that you can get here I would suggest the Casa Cuba line by Arturo Fuente. That was Carlos Fuente Sr.’s final blending project that he perfected while battling cancer that sadly took his life. That cigar is INCREDIBLE and very unique from the rest of the Fuente portfolio. He knew it would be the last cigar he’d blend. The swan song of one of the greatest blenders of all time, and something often overlooked because the packaging intentionally does not say Fuente anywhere on it except on the bottom of the box. “Senior” wanted the cigar to stand on its own as his last masterpiece and was a nod to the old days when Fuente made cigars here in Tampa with Cuban tobacco before the embargo. Give it a try- you won’t be disappointed. My favorite size is the Doble Tres. The Casa Cuba is indeed a great cigar. |
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Originally Posted By Bophades45: Cubans are desired because they are more difficult to get, not because they’re amazing, mind blowing smokes. Cuban cigars and moonshine go hand in hand. People will pay a guy they don't even know to get a quart of shitty white whiskey. They have no idea, how it was made or what is in it. They just know that quart of 100 proof is worth $40 dollars. Not because it's good..no because it taboo/illegal. You can drive right to the liquor store and get a 10 year for just about the same price. But, that's for squares! |
| I have smoked a decent amount of Cubans, and the closest thing I've found to the typical Cuban profile is the Aladino Classic. Makes sense, Julio Eiroa was born in Cuba in 1938. If you want more punch than the Classic, try the Corojo Reserva, specifically the robusto. The robusto size is the only one in the line that contains what some call the "medio tiempo" primings |
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Camacho pre-Embargo has legal cuban tobacco in it. https://www.cigarsinternational.com/p/camacho-pre-embargo/1462856/ Or, try the ghurkha Havana blend https://www.cigarsinternational.com/p/gurkha-classic-havana-cigars/1484478/ |
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For the taste of a cuban, if that's what you like, try CAO Columbia. Very close. I remember back in the day, Serious Cigars had the biggest walk-in humidor in Houston. The owner had CAO blend it for him exclusively. They are available other places now, and reasonably priced. |
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