Quote Originally Posted by Riverkilt View Post

Big regret is never having savored a Cuban cigar.
Ron: Trust me. You haven't missed much.

Despite all the hype and swooning, the Cuban cigar industry went down the drain after Castro took over. All the growers, who knew how to grow, process, and manufacture cigars fled Cuba, mostly to the Dominican Republic.

Today, the best cigars in the world are not made in Cuba, but in the DR, Nicaragua, and Jamaica, IMHO. I have smoked a number of Cuban cigars, mostly obtained from countries in which it is legal to sell them.

Most are good, but not great. The best I have ever had might be considered very good, but again not great. They are technically well made, but the tobacco quality (and probably the ageing and curing, too) leave something to be desired.

John