Are cuban cigars really the best?

I like cake and pie.
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[Texan in Mexico]

Originally Posted by leasingthisspace

I like cake and pie.
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In this case cake = Padrons and pie = Juan Lopez!

[Bax]

I'm about a 50/50 CC vs. NC smoker right now. For strength and spice the NC's have it hands down. As for depth and nuance it's CC's.
I prefer a medium strength cigar so the cubans are right up my alley. The price is another huge factor.

You choose, a box of Fuentes for 400 bucks or a box of Party shorts and a box of Montes #4's and a box Bolivar Gold Medals. For me, it's a no brainer.

[kgoings]

Originally Posted by Bax

I'm about a 50/50 CC vs. NC smoker right now. For strength and spice the NC's have it hands down. As for depth and nuance it's CC's.
I prefer a medium strength cigar so the cubans are right up my alley. The price is another huge factor.

You choose, a box of Fuentes for 400 bucks or a box of Party shorts and a box of Montes #4's and a box Bolivar Gold Medals. For me, it's a no brainer.

When I do go back and smoke an NC, it is usually a Hemmingway, VSG, Pepin, or Illusione.

[Mugen910]

No..don't waste your time asking or even looking for Cubans...you stick to Non-Cubans..

[icehog3]

To each his own.

Originally Posted by icehog3

To each his own.

thats the only real answer actually....

[hotreds]

De gustibus non est disputandum.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by hotreds

De gustibus non est disputandum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_gust...st_disputandum

[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!!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Red

thats the only real answer actually....

It's what makes the World go 'round.

[Texan in Mexico]

LOL, you beat me to it!

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......

[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?

[Dux]

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

[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.