Being in Canada I have the opportunity to smoke a lot of Cuban cigars. I have friends that bring me cigars back from there all the time. I actually plan on going myself next year on vacation. Although there are some Cubans that I really enjoy, (Montecristo petit edmundo, Partagas series D #4, Cohiba Esplendidos), I find "Cuban cigars" in general to be over hyped and over rated. To me there is not a lot of variance in flavor profiles between the different brands. Many seem to have a common base flavor of salty leather with different amounts of pepper mixed in there. Basic tobacco and wood flavors seem to be a common thread as well in my opinion. Another huge problem I have with Cubans is the fact that at least half the ones I get are rolled far too tight to get a reasonable draw. I have heard that this used to be a big problem but it has since been corrected. I beg to differ. I'm tired of clipping a $30 cigar only to blow an ear drum trying to draw on it. Fortunately I don't pay Canadian prices for them too often but the few times I have I was very upset. In my opinion there are far better non Cubans out there (Padrons, DPGs, La Auroras, Fuentes...to name a few) to even care if I ever see another Cuban cigar. There are many more interesting blends, sizes, wrappers,shapes...etc. to be found with the non Cuban offerings to keep me happy. Don't get me wrong I will still enjoy the odd Cuban when I get one that draws but I wouldn't lose sleep if I couldn't get them any more.