I can't beleive It's not Cuban...

[skullnrose]

Originally Posted by wayner123

Are you talking about looks or taste?? Or both?

Both

[SeanGAR]

Nothing comes to mind.

My cabaiguan BFs don't seem cuban in taste to me, although they are very nice cigars and do look Cuban. Tats ... well, never had one even close. Been confused in blind tastings before of course ... but I know of no NC that I smoke and say "damn, this tastes & looks Cuban".

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by SeanGAR

Nothing comes to mind.

My cabaiguan BFs don't seem cuban in taste to me, although they are very nice cigars and do look Cuban. Tats ... well, never had one even close. Been confused in blind tastings before of course ... but I know of no NC that I smoke and say "damn, this tastes Cuban".

Been fooled twice in blind tastings. Once by a Montecristo Platinum and second by a Pepin blend, Vegas Cubana, I think. Occasionally a puff or two of an NC will have a bit of the "twang" but it never lasts the entire stick.

[MNSmoker]

The last two Tat Noellas I had I would have guessed cuban in a blind taste test.

monte platinum

[SeanGAR]

Originally Posted by MNSmoker

The last two Tat Noellas I had I would have guessed cuban in a blind taste test.

I have a box of Tat Havana IV Angeles that are nowhere close to Cuban tasting. They taste like a Nic puro and only that. Is there that much difference between the red and brown labels?

Actually, the first box of Cusano C10s that I had I thought were ringers for Monte No. 4s. I sent a couple of MoTheMan who wasn't convinced they were at all close. I trust his opinion more than mine as I don't smoke that many of those cigars. C10s I've had since were not as close as what I remembered from the first box (was on a waiting list so they were the first batch of boxes sent out).

[duckmanco]

there is a huge difference between the brown and red labels, brown are fuller, earthier coffee bean peppery slightly sweet than the leathery dark fruit reds, at least IMO.

[yourchoice]

I don't find a lot of DPG's blends offering the Cuban-esque flavors that a lot of other folks do. Maybe a few of them with a little rest time on them (Blue, White, Cabiguan), but I find way more pepper in most of his other blends than I associate with Cubans.