Cigars

Legal cuban cigars (pre-embargo)?

I was in the convenience store about an hour ago and even though i rarely smoke, especially convenience store cigars i took a look anyway to see if anything tickled my fancy. Down on the bottom shelf, almost hidden, i saw something that said cuban? I figured it was something advertising cuban seed etc etc, but when the guy let me take a look i found out that the name “got Cubans?” It claims that it is pre-embargo tobacco that has basicly been sitting in a humidor the past 45+ years. I’ve heard of such things, but only among private collectors/connesiours/whatever. I bought four to try it out but i was a bit skeptical because they were only a dollar a pop. They are not very big. It does burn very smoothly, and has a good flavor though, meduro, but not totally mild. Are these “for real?”

Depends

There are claims of people finding Pre-embargo tobacco leaf thru the years. Whether you believe that is true or not is up to you, but the chances of finding a bale or two of leaf still in good condition after 40 some years – I dunno……

There are only a few cigar makers that claim to use pre-embrgo cuban leaf – Camacho in their Liberty series, Pinar has several different blends, Havana Blends and Havana Slims. The latter are thin ringed (30) and claim 100% cuban filler and run about $50 a box of 50, so that is what I suspect you might have.

Whether they are ‘for real’ is anyone’s guess

Camacho Pre Embargo Cigar Review