With the current thaw in relations between the U.S. and Cuba, the reality of much more trade with the island nation has any cigar lovers salivating. This brings the question, Are Cuban cigars really that good? If you ask the experts, the short answer is no. That is not to say that Cuba does not make some very good cigars, over the years, what used to be the undisputed king of top notch cigar production has lost much of its luster. Many contributors lead to Cuban Cigars fall from the top. One of the factors, unfortunately on factor was complacency. many people in the cigar industry feel that the Cuban manufacturers i.e. the Cuban government were too willing to rest on there laurels. While the demand for “real” Cuban cigars remained high, it had much more to do with the forbidden fruit aspect more than any real quality factors. Combined  with fact that the Cubans refused to adapt with the time and modernize parts of their manufacturing process, the Cubans did not keep up with the competition.So now that you will have the opportunity to buy Cuban cigars, the question  are Cuban cigars really that good? …The next question should be, OK, whose cigars are the best?

Dominican Republic and Nicaragua

Dominican-and-Nicaraguan-cigars lead the world in top quality cigars.

When the commies moved in many of Cuba’s top cigar making families fled to many neighboring Caribbean countries. taking generations of cigar making know how … and lots of high quality seeds with them. These families went about buying good farm land and developing cigar empires in their new homelands. While the Cubans kept there prices high and let their quality stagnate… the new and growing power houses started off under cutting the Cubans prices and constantly bettering there product. The two counties that take a lions share of the honors for producing the best cigars in the world are the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. As a glaring example of just how far ahead of Cuba these two countries really are in producing world class cigars, in last years Cigar Aficionado’s top 25 cigars list 21 of the top 25 cigars are produced in either Nicaragua or Dominican Republic.

Are Cuban cigars really that good

In conclusion, Cuba makes some really good cigars that are just dripping with history and mystique but you will pay for that heritage. If you are looking for a good cigar over hype?… trust the experts and your own taste and look for cigars that are high quality for the money, not based necessarily on country of origin.