March 17, 2010
Alex from cigarbunch.com show cases a Cohiba Robusto Cuban Cigar. For more pictures visit www.cigarbunch.com
Trackback
Discount Cigar Cuban Aficionado .com
Shopping, Cigars, Accessories and More
Powered by Yahoo! Answers
Performance Optimization WordPress Plugins by W3 EDGE
true about the first sentence… I have just begun smoking and I tried the Exquisitos and it was not nice at all!! Just binned it after like an inch!!
Very cool video, take a look at our blog and let us know what you think, we follow each other on Twitter as-well!
It is possible to humidify a cigar to the point where it loses some of it’s flavor. In general however most experts will tell you 40 or 50 years is not an uncommon amount of time to allow a cigar to age. to it’s peak of flavor. As a general rule of thumb the stronger the tobacco and the larger the type of cigar the longer it takes to reach it’s peak taste. Even with that said cigars that are kept for even longer periods (like the 1920 Roby Burns) do not go bad, they just become more mellow.
I wonder if cigars that old, even humidified better than properly, are still smokable..
@ECheGuevera pics on puff? i saw some pictures of them. Lucky guy.
It’s nice to be able to buy cubans here but they are ridiculously expensive. Tobacco duty here is like 100%. You propbably get far superior prices in Hong Kong and Spain. This box of Cohiba’s is £415/$655.
You would know the markings better than I my friend. ‘what you say sounds reasonable enough so I will take it at face value.
That’s true, but the point is that they don’t put the stamp on unless they can verify authenticity. Hunter’s and Frankau is the sole importer of cuban cigars to the UK, and they are one of, if not the most respected cigar merchants in the world. Also, my boxes do have all of the five stamps you mentioned, plus the ‘totalmente a mano’ stamp which proves that they are handmade. I agree with you that you have to be very careful about buying cuban cigars.
Most Cohiba’s are a bit on the strong side for a first time smoker. Arturo Fuente aren’t bad buy don’t buy anything cheaper than the Hemingway. Fuente’s cheap cigars are shit. If I could make a recommendation if you want to try a GREAT CUBAN that is on the mild side but is excellent buy a Cuaba. If you want a bigger smoke buy the Solomon it has a ring gage of about 56, it is around 7 inches long and is tapered at both ends. I can make one of these babies last a couple of hours easy.
I live part time in Canada and part time in the U.S. I consider myself a collector and I probably have about 2,500 cigars in my humidor the majority of which are Cuban. I do like some non-Cubans particularly the Padron 1926 and Padron 1964. I recently bought a box of 50 cigars from a collector in the states that were pre-embargo Cubans (which are legal in the U.S. The cigar was a Robby Burns and was made in the 1920′s and were box pressed.
Not sure about the UK mate. I buy mine in Cuba or through the internet out of Hong Kong or Spain the two biggest sellers of Cubans in the world. I still maintain that the UK government can put any kind of stamp they want to on the box but unless it has the five markings I alluded to earlier all you have are fakes with a U.K. government label on them.
You buy any Cuban’s in Mexico and I will guarantee that 99% are fakes. Sorry pal but unless they are a licensed Habanos shop all you are going to get is Mexican donkey shit.
It helps in the UK, because all cuban imports have English Market Selection stamps on the lid as proof of authenticity.
donkey shit? LMAO WHen I go to puerto vallarta i buy cubans, thats the only place I have access to them
ive only smoked 2 of those in my life, well me and my friends split them, we stole em from my dads friend when we were like 15 haha and then again @17 lol they are awesome, made me light headed
Lift the embargo!
Don’t listen to this guys bull shit. Cheap cigars are cheap cigars whether they are Cuban, Dominican, Nicaraguan or the best of all MEXICAN BULL SHIT CIGARS. There are good mild starter cigars from every country in the world. Just because they are Cuban doesn’t mean they are super strong and should only be smoked by experts. You want a decent mild Cuban cigar with GREAT FLAVORS? Try a Cuaba Petite Belicosa. All Cuaba’s are mild to medium in strength but great flavor. Tell hamaki eat shit
Do not buy Cuban Cigars in Mexico. Mexico HAS NO GENIUNE Cubans. Mexico sells amongst the worst fakes in the world. Generally they have donkey shit in them.
There are more fakes in Cuba than in any other country, You can even end up with fakes if you buy them at a Habanos store. A real box of Cubans have 5 marks and labels on the box to prove whether or not they are real. The first is the date stamp which tells you when the box was made. The next is engraved on the bottom of the box and says Habanos s.a..Then below that a circle Hecho en Cuba, then the Habanos seal on the top right hand corner, finally the grey green Govt of Cuba seal. Open box!
Looks Tasty
I know my cigars are real Cuban cigars because I went to Cuba to buy them…
When you go to the tobacconist, they should be able to assist you in choosing one… likely you will want a mild cigar.
well very nice post, i love cuban cigars.When you think of Cuban Cigars, most likely the word Cohiba comes to mind. After all, it is the Cuban name brand with the most allure. When you are smoking a Cohiba, you are smoking the ultimate Cuban cigar. One of the most popular Cohibas is the Cohiba Robusto. Robusto is the name use to refer to the size of the Cuban cigar. A Robusto size is about 4 7/8 inches in length and has a fairly thick ring gauge of 50.
95% of Cuban cigars are fake, unless they are purchased from an authorized Habanos dealer. If it is your first cigar, you will not be able to appreciate an excellent cigar as opposed to a so-so cigar. Therefore, I would choose a lower-end Arturo Fuente, and wait until you can appreciate a cigar well until you invest in something like a Cohiba.
I bought a box of 5 Siglo IV Cohibas at Sanborn’s two weeks ago in Mex City… Was told you could take 10 bake to the States but at roughly 23.50 a piece, I wasn’t willing to risk losing them at Customs. Made it thru without incident and they didn’t bother to check when I declared I had 5 cigars and a box of 10 Partagas minis.
really good explanation, I am a fan of Cuban cigars and then like you know many things, at least I might say in which country you are and then answer me