| Cuban cigars enjoy great popularity throughout the world. Even non-smokers from remote countries have heard about the high quality of the cigars. Cuban cigars are made from leaves of tobacco, and their production is controlled by the Cuban government. In the judgment of numerous cigar specialists around the world cigar producers from Cuba are reputed to be the most skilled on the planet. You have possibly heard about such widespread brands as Montecristos or Coronas Especiales. The last one is considered to be the favorite brand of Fidel Castro. Apart from these producers there are a lot of other sorts of the same level of quality.
A big disappointment for each cigar-lover in the States was a trade embargo imposed by Kennedy in 1962. The ban to import products of Cuban origin, cigars included, to the state is in force today as well. Actually, there's a possibility to bring up to two boxes for personal use from another country and from licensed trips to Cuba as well.
In spite of all the difficulties, there are a lot of offers for Cuban cigars in the United States. Still, you have to be very attentive, because there's an opinion among professionals that around 95 per cent of so-called Cuban cigars sold throughout the country are forged. Besides, lots of Cuban refugees living in the United States manufacture cigars and refer to them as “Cuban” as they are made by Cubans. As far as you see, these cigars aren't original ones, so their quality leaves much to be desired.
In most situations you'll be able to discover a fake at once, because non-original Cuban cigars are of poor quality and they don't look like real ones. But still, recently there has been an increase in production of Cuban cigar imitations that are difficult to find out.
As a matter of fact, the only way to buy original Cuban cigars of the highest quality is to find a reputable and reliable dealer. Online Cuban cigars shops enjoy high popularity at the present time. There you may get original Cuban cigar products from different producers. In order to ascertain that the on-line shop you are planning to buy cigars from is reliable, do some Google search and ask people you trust. |
