Cuban Cigars

Phillip23222

I will be traveling to the Carribean in a few days and was wondering if any one has any suggestions about what cuban cigars to try if the opportunity presents itself. I typical like RP vintages, Oliva O & G series, Sol Cabano, and other mild to medium smokes. Any advice would be appreciated.

kingjake720

LUCKY!!!!

wwhwang

Cohiba

JSaint

See if you can get any Montecristos or Cohiba.

j0z3r

Go for Cohiba and Monte if you want ok cigars that everybody knows at inflated prices. If you want something good, look at Bolivar, Partagas, La Gloria Cubana, El Rey Del Mundo, Fonseca, Juan Lopez, H. Upmann, Cuaba. Lots of great cigars to be had, don't let name recognition fool you, the bigger names are by no means better cigars.

phobicsquirrel

j0z3r:

Go for Cohiba and Monte if you want ok cigars that everybody knows at inflated prices. If you want something good, look at Bolivar, Partagas, La Gloria Cubana, El Rey Del Mundo, Fonseca, Juan Lopez, H. Upmann, Cuaba. Lots of great cigars to be had, don't let name recognition fool you, the bigger names are by no means better cigars.

bolivar has some good cigars.

camgfs

phobicsquirrel

jsnake

Read up on counterfeits before you go. Do not buy from anyone on the beach. You even have to be careful in some cigar shops.

docbp87

Read everything you can on the subject, as has been mentioned here already. CA has a pretty good database of bands comparing fakes to the real deal.

zoom6zoom

And if anyone asks, you're Canadian.

lilwing88

Diamondog

Phillip23222:

I will be traveling to the Carribean in a few days and was wondering if any one has any suggestions about what cuban cigars to try if the opportunity presents itself. I typical like RP vintages, Oliva O & G series, Sol Cabano, and other mild to medium smokes. Any advice would be appreciated.

Check out Trinidad/San Cristobal....stupendous smokes

Phillip23222

Thanks for all the input.

jpclotfelter

I love the Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill. I pick up a couple of three packs any time I am overseas.

kuzi16

KCW

Phillip23222:

I will be traveling to the Carribean in a few days and was wondering if any one has any suggestions about what cuban cigars to try if the opportunity presents itself. I typical like RP vintages, Oliva O & G series, Sol Cabano, and other mild to medium smokes. Any advice would be appreciated.

If you like mild to medium I would try (depending on what you can get your hands on) a Hoyo de Monterrey. I like the Epicure #2 and the Double Corona. The Cohibas I've had (although Fantastic for me) seem to be on the Med- Full to Full side. But they seem to be the easiest to get (those and Montescristo).$$$$$. My $.02

rwheelwright

Cuaba is one of my favorite Cubans. With that being said, I'm a big fan of Partagas too with Upmann running a close third.

laker1963

Ramone Allones...AWESOME !!! Montecristo #2

kuzi16

laker1963:

Ramone Allones...AWESOME !!!

...ooooh... forgot about that one. good call.

Rob1110

Hawk55

RA..Specially Selected....!!!

ThinBluLine06

I was just in playa del carmen mexico, and you could DEFINITLY tell the fakes! I even saw fake Olivia V's... one of the V's I saw had the band in the direct middle of the cigar!!! I also saw Cohibas cracked and split worse than a 50 cent piece of SH!T from the back alley of NYC!

laker1963

KCW

dennisking

read my review in the ratings and reviews section about the San Cristobal de la Habana. a phenomenal stick for sure. I also like Cuaba and the Siglo3 Cohiba is good but Cohiba is the most faked brand so play it safe. Montecristo is a decent stick but it's not different enough in Cuban form in my opinion to warrant the money for the Cuban. RyJ makes some great sticks as does Cuaba with the exception of the Exclusivos, which I thought were just okay.

dec

Krieg

If you can find it, I would highly recommend trying/buying a Cohiba Behike. This is a new release from Cohiba and it's supposed to be a powerhouse smoke. This cigar kinda reminds me of the cubans made back in the early 80's late 70's. If you get one...or two...do NOT smoke it on a full stomach! In fact, I would recommend aging it a few years before smoking it. But whatever you get, just make sure you are getting it from a reputable dealer...down there everything is "Cuban".

mcadenhead

Phillip23222:

I will be traveling to the Carribean in a few days and was wondering if any one has any suggestions about what cuban cigars to try if the opportunity presents itself. I typical like RP vintages, Oliva O & G series, Sol Cabano, and other mild to medium smokes. Any advice would be appreciated.

Where in the Carribean are you going? I was on a cruise in May and found a great cigar shop in Georgetown, Grand Cayman. They had a large selection of authentic cuban cigars.

Alex Svenson

Save your money. 50% of Cuban Cigars dont draw and 95% of them arent made with properly fermented tobacco.

kuzi16