Cuban cigars are a tradition that goes back for almost five hundred years. Cuban cigars are the biggest export for Cuba after the Cuban Coffee. What makes this tradition so great and unique? Well Cuban cigars have been shrouded in mist since they were first brought to the known world by the Europeans. Did you know the man who discovered the land we know as the United States of America discovered Cuban cigars too.

After the Europeans brought it over to Europe, the Cuban cigar craze took over the entire continent and than the rest of the world. Cuban cigars were first embraced by the royal and the upper class and rightfully so. After all, you have to be very sophisticated to understand the true beauty of a Cuban cigar. A Cuban cigar is not meant for your average Joe but the highly selective individual.

However, only a selected few have had the pleasure of enjoying it. Cuban cigars now come in different shapes and sizes such as the ‘torpedo’ and the ever so popular and loved the ‘Corona’. In fact, my personal favorite is size is the Robusto. I feel like it’s just perfect because it usually takes about fifty minutes to smoke it and the construction of my personal favorite, the Cohiba Robusto is phenomenal.

The flavors and aromas are so complex so complicated in a Cuban cigars that you actually need to develop your own palette. So many cigar enthusiasts and cigar aficionados have meetings just so they can all get together and discuss Cuban cigars. Add some scotch to the mix and you got yourself a great time. Some brands you should start yourself of is the Fonseca, Montecristo and if you really think you deserve it, than go for the Cohiba.

When you enter the world of Cuban cigars, you will be astonished as I was. Their is so much history, so much drama such sophistication behind Cuban cigars that it will blow your mind. When I first heard about Cuban cigars, I thought they were something illegal. After I got into it, I haven’t let go since.