Guantanamera Cristales

100% correct, these are sold in the UK at much higher prices than any self respecting american would pay and are still rubbish.

spot on review – thanks

For the price of the cristales, you can get cigars from J.L. Piedra. Shortfillers as well, but at least the Piedras offer a nice taste.

>Messerjocke

I got one of these as a gift from a well-intentioned friend at work. I have to agree 100% with the reviewer. Lousy construction (worse than anything else I have seen, in fact), stuffed with less tobacco than it should (loose draw, gets too hot easily and produces smoke that seems to come from the sunday newspapers burning), with a frightening appearance (a cigar should at least look like a straight stick). Be good to your taste: if you want to smoke a true Habano, put a little more money on the counter and grab yourself a Partagas Mille Fleur or a RyJ Coronitas en Cedro. Won’t hurt your pocket that much and your senses will be greatly rewarded.

I bought a box of these, 10, on a flight from Australia to Europe (I was bored, ok!!) Sadly, I didn’t see them until we had landed, and I wish i could have had my money back. Even in the box, I was horrified. I had a third of one and chuffed the box into the bin. I wouldn’t even gift my worst foe with these, I think they are soely for speeding your demise!

i really wanted to try one, and i was really hoping that at least a lill of good scents would come out… it was absolutely outrageous, no taste at all, actually there was a little but just at the really end of it. the burn was uneven, the construction couldn’t be ugliest… but i should have expected that for that price.

@Spud: it gave me headache too :O

Well guys the ones i smoked and bought in Cuba were full of flavour and well made, the ones bought since returning vary in quality immensely. Get them from Cuba they are the best quality.

These stogies are garbage. I had a couple of them when I visited Cuba, and they were worse than Peso Cigars. (Peso Cigars are only sold to Cubans 1 peso = 1 dollar = 24 cigars). The funny part was that the women that worked at the store in the resort never gave me the same price twice. Once it was 1 peso, than 2 pesos, and once they asked for five pesos… damned commies…

*I was really glad to see the 3 reviews earlier that gave SOME credence to this smoke. For the price and the fact that it IS 100% Cuban tobacco, I don’t mind fighting the rough construction & so on. And it IS flavorful.

I smoked one of these a few months back bought in Cuba and found it too mild for my taste but flavourful in it’s own right. Bought some at the local shop in Canada not quite as good. They keep the choice product for sale in Cuba, but the export stock is inferior.