Currently the US has a embargo against all Cuban imports and probably will have one in effect until Castro dies. Very foolish in my opinion.

Anyone recommend a good cigar regularly available in most smoking/cigar shops? I live in  an area where "good" cigar shops are hard to come by(meaning I have to drive like 2 hrs to get to one). I am particularly fond of cigars tho.. and yes cigs are nasty...

Try a CAO Brazilia. Not *all* that great, but it is one of the more easily found darker cigars. The one I had burned pretty unevenly, but the flavor was nice.

Too bad most standard cigar shops don't carry more darker cigars. I'm developing a fondness for them.

I just got done smoking (what I'm guessing to be) one of the Leon Jimenes 1903 robustos.

The first problem I had was an uneven light. The draw was pretty good, and it did produce a good amount of smoke, both of which I enjoy in a cigar. However, for the first half or so the wrapper absolutely refused to light, and only the center burned through. It was hot, and the flavour was much like catfood.

So after cutting the cigar down and relighting after awhile, I finally got it to light up. Pretty enjoyable, with a slight sandalwood flavour, and alot of billowing light smoke. An good draw, too. Unfortunately by this time, I had effectively wasted half the cigar.

So my question is, is this common with this brand or was it stored/lit wrong?

Huh.

Yeah, it was pretty cold. No wind, though, so I thought it was safe. I guess not!

Well, thanks for the tip. I really did enjoy the draw and flavor of that cigar, and it would have been a real shame if they all lit like that.