The Ultimate Cuban Cigar Guide!

[@d.b.1238]

Been smoking cubans for 6 months and by now have watched a ton about cigars in general and Cubans specifically, this is by far the most informative and interesting video I've watched about Cubans, well done Stogie Lads

[@StogieLads]

Wow that’s high praise! That really means a lot to hear man, thank you so much!

[@N8KOW]

How you finding the Cubans?

[@d.b.1238]

Loving them!

[@Tom_1956]

@@StogieLads Very well done.

[@adi5124768]

I don’t understand why this video only gets this many views, since it’s very comprehensive and informative. Great job stogie!! Looking forward for more

[@StogieLads]

Wow thank you so much for such an encouraging and kind comment! Means a lot man!

[@sams3015]

Might be because tobacco is taboo and KZbin doesn’t like it

[@spanishmackerel]

Excellent video, thanks for it. "Higher priming" just means that it was picked from a higher location on the stalk, typically high viso or ligero, but yeah, it will be darker if not necessarily more aged.

[@StogieLads]

Thank you for the comment! I didn't want to get too deep in the tobacco technicalities but you're absolutely right!

[@miladfaghihifar2834]

This is the video I’ve been needing since getting into Cuban cigars the past few months. Thank you!

[@StogieLads]

Legend! Awesome to hear that!

[@StogieVince]

Really well executed, perfect voice over and production quality is mind blowingly good! Not to mention your spot on pronunciation that are consistent throughout your videos 👏 You sir earned a sub!

[@StogieLads]

Very kind of you! Thank you so much!

[@LisaRogerC]

Wow! What a great informative video. I really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge on Cuban cigars and the explanation of the way it works in Cuba.

[@StogieLads]

What a kind and encouraging comment! Thank you so much man!

[@chrishunt5023]

Great job on the presentation. You clearly put a lot of time into the research and it is very much appreciated. I learned a ton.

[@StogieLads]

Fantastic comment to read! Thank you so much!

[@Thevapehouseunboxed]

This was a great detailed video on Cuban cigars! 🙌🏽

[@jeffbehringer1262]

Man your channel is very informative. Great job.

[@SAWats]

Just took the time to watch through your video. I've been smoking Cuban cigars for almost 20 years. You did a great job here covering a lot of information for people to get an idea on how the Cuban cigar industry is run, brands and categories. Excellent video and Spanish by the way ! Too bad what we see in the way of pricing over the past year or so. :(

[@StogieLads]

Thank you so much man, I appreciate those kind words! It really is sad that Habanos are taking this route now, but we’ll see what the future repercussions will be!

[@prtalbot]

Fantastic & detailed overview, thank you very much.

[@StogieLads]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@chrisladouceur4093]

Are Cuban cigars, such as RyJ Churchill’s, short Churchill’s, wide Churchill’s, No. 1,2,3, belicosos, belvederes, Mille fleurs, or cazadores basically all the same within the brand but different sizes? Are some of them the same (taste, aroma, etc) but different sized? Or are all of these, even the Churchill’s and tubos No. variants all different profiles?

[@StogieLads]

This is a very very interesting question! As with most things Habanos do, there's little to no transparency. They never actually divulge the information as to what their blends are. Now, in some cases it's very clear that the blends within the same brands are vastly different, take the Cohiba Siglo series vs the Linea Clasica for example. But with others it isn't quite as clear. The different cigars within brands like the mille fleurs and wide Churchill from RyJ for example is also very different in blend although they do generally maintain a similar flavor profile. It gets even more complicated with stuff like the Edmundo line from Montecristo where I've had double edmundos and petit edmundos that taste nothing alike but are meant to be from the same line of cigars. Is it only the vitola that changes the flavor or is it the blend? Sadly we'll probably never completely know.

[@chrisladouceur4093]

@@StogieLads thanks for the great reply. As a noob, I have little experience and decided to start by going through the RyJ line to see how things compare within a single brand. I’ve only tried a few so far though. I have no idea which cigars within the brand are considered higher or lower quality, as things like Mille fleur or cazadores mean nothing to me other than a different size so I’ve had to mostly base it on price. You brought up a great point too, I imagine a different vitola, even with the same blend, could greatly affect the characteristics. Guess I’ve got a lot to learn!

[@viewer3147]

Excellent summary of Cuban villas, editions and releases. Thank you for your fine work!

[@StogieLads]

Thank you so much for that very kind comment man!

[@viewer3147]

vitolas

[@AppleJosh0]

Great quality! I learned a lot watching this!

[@StogieLads]

So happy to hear that man! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@maltfly407]

Interesting and informative. Wouldn't mind a puff on some of those fine sticks. Thanks.

[@StogieLads]

Thanks for your comment man! Happy to hear that!

[@ismailaygun308]

Too much information :) appreciate it.

[@StogieLads]

Haha glad to hear it man!

[@HabanosChris]

Definitely a solid video. Nicely done.

[@StogieLads]

Thank you!

[@keesvanatteveld5294]

Can u make a video on the uppmann magnum 50 sometime? Im havin it rn it is soo good, one of the best ive smoked. I bet ud like it. Cool video btw 😃😎

[@StogieLads]

Yeah I love the Upmann 50! We have some in our humidors aging right now even haha. Hope you enjoyed yours!

[@keesvanatteveld5294]

@@StogieLads nicee yeah i def did

[@davornesevski7998]

Great info.

[@user-Jamesselfdevelopment]

Brilliant video 👍

[@maze1914]

Very informative video.

[@StogieLads]

So glad you think so!

[@Brownie948]

Great video!

[@StogieLads]

Thank you man!

[@tonyridestrails]

awessome video mate. enjoyed watching it even though i consider myself seasoned

[@StogieLads]

That's fantastic to hear man thank you!

[@jaymeez]

Excellent Video

[@dhexcavating1558]

Very good video

[@hotstepper1649]

Awesome video man!

[@StogieLads]

Thanks man! Really appreciate it!

[@HabanosChris]

great job

[@StogieLads]

Thanks a lot buddy!

[@davidruwodo]

Top quality content 👌🏾

[@rolltide_4952]

I am trying to get into Cuban cigars but I don’t really know where to start, checking out some websites that ship to the US show that there aren’t really a lot of sampler packs except for montefortuna. Do you have any recommendations or know of a website that sells singles/sampler packs? There are so many to try but it’s expensive buying 10-15 pack boxes

[@StogieLads]

Awesome man! Yeah it’s hard to buy a box if you haven’t tried the cigar before for sure. Cuban samplers aren’t all too common because Habanos don’t do them themselves so the retailers need to assemble them and for some reason that doesn’t happen too often. @allthingscigars is a great retailer that we’ve worked with before on Instagram so if you DM them on there they can help you with samplers as I know they do them!

[@rolltide_4952]

@@StogieLads thanks for the reply, went ahead and ordered some montecristo no. 2’s from ihavannas, as I’ve heard great things about them, but I will definitely check them out and see!

[@waleed8530]

What many people don’t notice is that Cubans became so good with marketing and throwing fancy labels and bands on their cigars and sells them for much higher premiums than what’s already at. The other day I was watching Arabic cigar channel and one of guys went to El Laguito factory through a diplomatic channel (I know someone who knows someone type of situation) upon their conversation regarding the reserva and grand reserva the diplomatic delegation (Russian or Ukrainian if I recall) laughed when the guy brought up the question while on tour inside the factory and they mentioned it was simply a scam.

[@StogieLads]

Haha yeah Habanos are definitely shady. It is hard to actually verify any of their promises and practices, like you say, so they easily could be lying about a lot and we would be none the wiser.

[@SandroMagna]

Link?

[@Robin.w.]

Great informative video. Keep it up fellow swede🇸🇪👍

[@StogieLads]

Love it! Thank you so much man!

[@aaronvaughn2765]

Can you recommend some legitimate companies in Europe in elsewhere that I can buy Cuban cigars at a fairly reasonable price?

[@StogieLads]

The best ones that ship internationally are probably EGM Cigars, FOH Cigars, iHavanas and RSVP Cigars. Prices are high though, and there’s no getting around that with Cuban cigars nowadays unfortunately.

[@suddha1]

Don't bother buy Cubans buddy did you even watch the video? The prices are for the sheep to follow only.

[@zachgeorge98]

i thought we couldn't get cubans here in the us

[@moscaplana9512]

Buena pronunciación del español

[@StogieLads]

Muchas gracias!

[@ryankoplin3447]

Takk for så mye god info! Lærte myyyye mer her enn jeg lærte i en uke i havana sjølv ifjor! Veit ikke om de jævlig billige mojitos, cuba libres, og havana club flasker har noe med det å gjøre, meeeeen ja, mest sannsynlig haha.

[@StogieLads]

Hahahah fantastiskt att höra! Det finns för mycket härligt att fokusera på i Kuba för att fokusera på detaljer!

[@gjgordon3422]

Real or fake?

[@Rainy_Day12234]

I been reading up to 20% of the Cuban cigars are currently inferior quality; quality historically has been excellent, but something has happened.

[@ak203]

At $800+ a box, there are no value brands left anymore!

[@001UN_K]

i have to cohiba cigarettes

[@yeungvideos106]

Just speak English

[@StogieLads]

Hahah what do you mean?