Are cuban cigars really the best?

[Texan in Mexico]

LOL, you beat me to it!

[Smokin Gator]

Originally Posted by dunng

Depends what you like... for me it's mostly Pepin or Cuban...

Originally Posted by Ashcan Bill

Better?

Are they better in terms of depth, flavor and taste? In my opinion, yes.

Are they better in terms of consistent and reliable construction? In my opinion, no.

Are they a better dollar-for-dollar value? I'd say emphatically yes.

Those two posts sum it up for me!!

to ask if cubans are better..i can say this...

the CC montes are better than the NC montes
the CC bolivars are better than the NC bolivars

and so on......

[Dux]

For me CC's are better but I still like NC's

[Prefy]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Funny how you think of what you are going to say after reading the original post....then scroll down, and someone says pretty much exactly what you were going to say.

Matt said it for me.

Must of been all those pucks to the head

[AD720]

That would have to be further qualified for me to make a decision. Too general of a question.

For example I'd take an Opus over a JLP but I'd take that same JLP over a Cremosa.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Prefy

Must of been all those pucks to the head

Me...or you?

[UPHOTO]

Who cares where they are from?

Smoke what you like.

My favorite cigars are Monte #4's, Opus and Padron 26.

Love the options.

[T.G]

Are CC's better?

"Better" is really a personal judgement, to some they are, to others they aren't.

One thing that they most definitely are is unique.
Just as Nicaraguan puros, Honduran puros, Dominican puros (etc) are all unique.
Each one of these countries produces tobacco with unique flavors and characteristics - you won't find Cuban twang in a Nicaraguan puro, no more than you will find Nicaraguan pepper & sheer power or Honduran spice in a Cuban cigar.

All you can do is keep trying cigars until you find the ones that you like - at that point, you have found what is "better". It might be a $2 cigar or $10 cigar. It's all about what you like, not what someone else likes, since you are the one smoking it.

[Noodles]

Originally Posted by rogerdodger

newbie here
never tried one, not sure if id apreciate it anyway.
are they much better than the $15 and up cigars than we can currently purchase?

Taste is very subjective. It's like asking if French Red wines are much better than California cabs. Only you can answer our own question.

[jerseystepup]

When i first started smoking... it didnt make a difference to me at all.. in fact if i smoked 2 unbanded cigars.. i wouldnt be able to tell which was NC and which was the CC... now that my palate is more refined, and i know what i like, I can say that i have a taste for cubans..

my father in law however.. who has been smoking twice as long as me, and got me into cigars, isnt a fan of CC's.. and when i offer him one would rather smoke his own...

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by Red

to ask if cubans are better..i can say this...

the CC montes are better than the NC montes
the CC bolivars are better than the NC bolivars

and so on......

That comaprison means nothing. There is absolutely no connection between the two.

[jerseystepup]

Originally Posted by pnoon

That comaprison means nothing. There is absolutely no connection between the two.

Truth to this... other than the name (marketing scheme by major cigar manufacturers) These cigars share absolutly no likenesses (is likenesses a word?)

[King James]

I wonder about where said Cubans came from for a certain number of responses from this thread. Perhaps a friends brothers cousin who was a janitor at the Partagas factory? Or a street vendor in Mexico?

[jerseystepup]

Originally Posted by king james

i wonder about where said cubans came from for a certain number of responses from this thread. Perhaps a friends brothers cousin who was a janitor at the partagas factory? Or a street vendor in mexico?

shhh!!!!!

[JJG]

Even the people that say it's like comparing apples to oranges still concede that Cubans are the best. so what does that tell you?

[T.G]

Originally Posted by JJG

Even the people that say it's like comparing apples to oranges still concede that Cubans are the best. so what does that tell you?

I'll take "What is, they prefer Cubans?" for $100 Alex.

[jerseystepup]

I sat here watching tv thinking about this thread even more.. and IDK why threads like this bother me.. they definatly shouldnt.. but if you think about it.. tobacco is tobacco... Pete Johnson claims to use only first generation cuban seed, but in a difft climate.. there are going to be GREAT cubans, and theyre are going to be TERRBILE cubans.. same goes for NC's.. its a matter of your palate picking out a taste it likes... After all people have said in this thread.. theres people in countries where cc's are legal, yet they prefer NC's just because theres so much more out there to explore... rant rant rant... and everything i said here as already been said in this thread more than once.. so as previously mentioned.. "smoke what you like and like what you smoke" Dont get hung up on something just because its "cuban" or not..

is the left of the right boobie better ?

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Red

is the left of the right boobie better ?

I prefer the one in the middle.

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