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Cuba's Stars
The island's oldest and most venerable smokes have been superseded by the new kids on the block
James Suckling
From the Print Edition:
Cuba, May/June 2007
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Partagas Serie D No. 3 Edición Limitada -- 95
This always delivers loads of roasted coffee bean and tobacco character,
while the typical
Partagas decadence surfaces with each puff.
Montecristo Petit Edmundo -- 94
A concentrated version of the Edmundo gives you more spice, more cedar
and more pleasure all in a
quicker format. The perfect cigar for those in a hurry.
Montecristo Edmundo -- 93
This gets better and better with lots of spicy, cedar character and a
full, rich finish.
Trinidad Robusto Extra -- 93
The creamy texture and cedar notes say Cohiba, but the spicy, light
earth and vanilla flavors say
Trinidad.
Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robusto -- 92
The rich, toasty and decadent character stimulates each taste bud in a
elegant, creamy way. Quick
satisfaction.
Partagas Serie D No. 4 -- 91
This is now the biggest-selling Cuban robusto and always delivers plenty
of spicy, earthy, almost
decadent character. A classic Habano.
James Suckling tasted these cigars non-blind in Havana.
THE ORIGINAL STARS
Here are the original five Cuban cigar stars, along with excerpts of the reviews published in the Winter 1992/93 issue of Cigar Aficionado.
Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona -- 99
Perhaps Cuba's greatest cigar. The Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona is a
benchmark for the cigar
world. It is gorgeous and smokes like a dream. The aromas and flavors
are incredibly distinctive
and reminiscent of chocolate, nutmeg and cinnamon. This is one of the
biggest smokes, with the
greatest amount of flavor and style.
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