Jose L Piedra Cazadores Cigars - Pack of 5

I like these. I brought back a box of 25 from a recent trip abroad. I’ve smoked at least 12-13 so far (only 3 from the box of 25 I bought back), and they have that distinct Cuban background taste typical of all the Cubans that I’ve smoked so far, as well as slightly sweet hints of woodiness. They go well with coffee I find. At 6” with a 43 ring gauge, these bad boys can take a while to get through and rushing them will only ruin the flavour. I like these for those evenings when I know I’m going to have at least an hour and a half to myself to sit back and relax with a smoke. They’re nowhere near as nicely constructed as other Cubans though. They’re rough, and flaky, with enormous veins and sometimes, green spots. They don’t seem to have varied much in terms of taste or the way they smoke. The ash can be dark or light grey, sometimes white and sometimes white speckled with black. It’ll fall off quite easily and isn’t very firm, so I don’t recommend letting it get much longer than 1/4”-1” without rolling the ash off. They don’t burn amazingly evenly either, but they don’t seem to go out and usually sort themselves out so that there’s rarely a need to light a match or use a lighter to correct an uneven burn. They’ve gone up in price since I last bought any from Cgars, but they’re still amazing value for what you’re getting. A Cuban cigar. In my book, any Cuban cigar under £10, in the UK, is a bargain. I highly recommend these to any new smokers, as an inexpensive introduction to Cuban cigars, as an inexpensive evening smoke and as a good humidor filler. I give these cigars 4/5 for flavour, but only 2/5 for construction and burn. I’m splitting the difference and giving them 3 stars. Still a great smoke though.

Got to be one of the best Cubans there is for the price factor, including the length and the ring gauge being right up there! Also, around 90+ % of the ones I've smoked have all been great, with that nice Cuban taste coming through as your smoke progresses. This and the other JLP sizes happened to be my daily smokes for a good several months.

Tough to rate these as they can either be really good or really bad. Being able to pay a quid or so for these in Cuba, however, means that you're not as bothered by the bad ones. But, when they are good, they're a really smooth yet spicy smoke, boasting great bang for buck. Maybe try one before you commit to buying these in bulk.

Earlier this year my review of this cigar was not favourable due to it being plugged. The replacement was so different I felt a new review was in order. This example was extremely well behaved and didn't go out once. I take back what I said about the lack of flavour - this one was a very nice smoke with plenty of Cuban must and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would now consider buying more of these in the future.

I agree with everything all the other reviews have said about this cigar for the price it is an absolute steal. I got it in the budget small cuban sampler which also includes some big names but this stood out and I will be buying more of these to fill up the humidor.