La Aroma de Cuba Review

My first La Aroma de Cuba was given to me by a coworker nearly a year ago and since that day, I’ve smoke quite a few more. As soon as I came up with the idea to launch Oak and Smoke, I was determined to make the La Aroma de Cuba my first official cigar review. I originally intended to take some pictures for this review, but found myself without a camera when the occasion to smoke my final stick came. That really was an unfortunate turn of events for reasons I’ll get to in a moment, but first on to the review.

La Aroma de Cuba is an old turn-of-the-century Cuban brand and was reportedly one of Winston Churchill’s personal favorites. The name has resurfaced as a reproduction made for and distributed by Ashton. The current incarnation boasts a colorful and old-world style band that is big as it is bright. The wrapper is dark and rich and made from a special Cuban seed, Honduran grown tobacco. The binder is Honduran and the filler is mixture of Cuban seed Honduran and Nicaraguan tobacco.

Until recently, most of the sticks I’ve had were smoked shortly after purchase and never properly aged in my humidor. I frequently encountered burn problems and found the draw to be a little too tight for my tastes, but that all changed. I was determined to leave the last cigar alone and try it again in a few months. Well, that day was today and I was absolutely floored. The draw was perfect and it burned perfectly all the way around from start to finish. That’s were I wish I had the camera, to show Daniel over at CigarJack that there is hope.

So I bet you’re wondering why I keep coming back to a cigar that can be a bit of a pain in the ass and the answer is taste. To date, I have not enjoyed the taste of any cigar more than I do with the La Aroma de Cuba. It isn’t the spiciest or strongest cigar I’ve had, in fact they are the embodiment of “medium”. The cigar has a very distinctive almond flavor that has been extremely consistent from one stick to the next. While the flavor kicks up a notch about midway through it remains consistently nutty.

One of my favorite aspects of the whole La Aroma de Cuba experience is the price. A box of 25 churchills will run you approximately $100 and the individual sticks typically run around $5 to $6 each. The flavor and the price were more than enough to keep me hooked on this cigar, but now that I know to give them plenty of humidor time I’ll enjoy them that much more.