Cuban Stock Extra Cigar Review
What the extra stands for… I know it stands for something but I forget. Early onset senility, I suppose.
Oh well, on the bright side it is a good looking cigar. Well crafted with a couple of small indentations along one of the veins. Oily. There is a bit of tobacco coming off the apex of the cap but, since I’m going to be shortly cutting it off anyways, I won’t hold it against this cigar. This is the torpedo vitola for this cigar.
By the way, I got this cigar as a sample from Cuban Stock. I appreciate it guys but if the cigar is a stinker I’m going to have to tell the truth. And here is what they have to say about this cigar:
The Cuban Stock Extra is made from pure Dominican grown tobacco. The filler, binder and wrapper are all specially fermented in the Dominican tobacco fields for phenomenal flavor. The tobacco is aged for many years in oak wine barrels. They rival any Cuban cigar out there! A delicious blend, full and spicy, the wrapper is mocha colored with an oily finish. You have to taste it to believe it.
Cigar Stats
Length: 6 ¼″
Ring Gauge: 52
Wrapper: Dominican Republic
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
Price: $27.00/5 Pack
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It starts out with a fairly aggressive spice (could that be why they tagged it with the “Extra” moniker?) and a subtle grassiness. Shortly thereafter, the spice takes over.
Savor this cigar. This is the third one of these that I have had and the first two were merely very good; probably because of the fact that I smoked them too quickly. It’s not like I was sucking on them nonstop but it was a healthy clip nonetheless.
[For all reviews and for the vast majority of the time that I smoke I take my time with a cigar. Those two times of fevered puffing were a result of extenuating circumstances that required a quicker pace. If you are going to spend money on something you should take the time to savor it, I didn't.]
After nearly an inch the flavor profile has added on a touch of sweetness and leather. The spice is still, thankfully, in charge.
It is a full bodied cigar with a full boat of flavors. Good draw and burn. This Cuban Stock Extra has a little kick to it that fits what I look for in a cigar nearly perfectly.
The flavors stay fairly consistent after the first inch. The burn goes a little awry after the halfway point, requiring a few minor touchups the rest of the way. But I still really love this cigar.
92 points
Cuban Stock Royal Selection Cigar Review
This cigar was sent to me by the Cuban Stock Cigar Co.
Alright, this is the third one of these that I am about to smoke. I really liked the first two so I have high hopes for this one as well.
This cigar has a pretty severe box press to it, which is aesthetically interesting. The thing about this Cuban Stock Royal Selection is that the wrapper looks, for lack of a better word, like an old man’s face. It’s got wrinkles, some holes in it and it just plain looks like Clint Eastwood’s face after a week of shooting in the desert. Well, to be fair, a darker complexion Clint Eastwood but I think you get my meaning.
But then you touch it. The wrapper is smooth and sturdy. There is a good helping of oils on it as well. And, if it performs as well as I think it will, the appearance will be of little import.
Cigar Stats
Toro
Length: 6″
Ring Gauge: 50
Wrapper: Ecuador
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
Price: $25.00 for five cigars
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Spice is one of those flavors that I have come to cherish with all these Cuban Stock cigars I have smoked, this one included. It isn’t the most robust spice out there but the flavors are very enjoyable. It’s a warm spice.
Raisins and leather are strong supporting flavors in this cigar. I am also getting a little bit of coffee as an aftertaste, which is nice.
The draw is open and the burn is good. It is a medium-full bodied cigar, almost in the full bodied range, which is fine by me.
There is some complexity apparent with these cigars. Spice takes on an increasingly stronger roll as the cigar progresses.
91 points
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Cuban Stock Cigar Company – Press Release
“From a desire for something special, a cigar enterprise grows”
Contact: Customer Service
Telephone: 1.800.380.8617
E-Mail: info@cubanstockcigars.com
Website: www.cubanstockcigars.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“From a desire for something special, a cigar enterprise grows”
Bala Cynwyd, PA…1 April…In a series of private meeting in Puerto Rico during the TAA meeting, Yaniv Levy of Cuban Stock Cigar Company held conversations with several large cigar retailers across the U. S. The goal, to enlarge the distribution of Crown David’s portfolio of Dominican cigars made in their own facility in Santiago, DR. Levy was in Santiago during Pro Cigar Festival, in February, and had the opportunity to speak with other retailers before the festival began.
An avid cigar smoker, like his father and grandfather before him, Levy always was interested in creating something of his own. At first, it was just for him to smoke. Then, as friends and people in the inductry encouraged him – telling him it would find a place in the market; he broadened his horizons and created a facility to make the cigar commercially.
It was only a year ago that Levy decided to distribute these excellent cigars to retailers. He opted for a slow expansion of sales that would allow an equally deliberate enlargement of his production facilities, primarily adding new rollers.
The cigars, which have been in production for four years, were originally known as “Crown David.”
The game plan has been successful and Cuban Stock as well as the company’s other brands such as Exquisito, Chubbys, Cuban Stock Vintage, Joya de Havana and Delicioso flavoured cigars) are now available in some 180 fine tobacconists in 30 states. Satisfied that the increased production has produced cigars of the quality Levy damands of his factory, he is now contemplating stepping up the speed of distribution.
Discriminating smokers can look for Cuban Stock cigars at their favourite quality tobacconist. Or, he can ask the tobacconist to stock them.
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