How Much..

[Puff Scotty]

Of Cuba is left in Cuban seed tobacco?
I understand it's a specific strain but is it not the soil & climate of Cuba that gives their cigars a distinct flavour irrespective of blend.
I would suggest references to Cubano ligero in cigars from outside Cuba is just a marketing ploy & makes no real difference...

[bigbarneyhotdog]

like wine, I suppose. a pinot noir from chilli, still nice but not the same as a frenchie

[El Catador]

nice but not the same as a frenchie

+1

[monkey66]

+2
Like most fine produce terroir is all.

Wine, cheese, whiskey, cigars, coffee, tea etc are made all over the world and apart from a few exceptions the best producers and areas command a reputation and price consummate with the quality of the product.

With organic produce one cannot separate the soil, rain, sun and wind from the end product. Add to this the generations of experience, processes learnt and passion of the people turning the raw material into produce and it is clear one cannot just move the seed and get the same result.

[whisky77]

Soil and stuff.

Of Cuba is left in Cuban seed tobacco?
I understand it's a specific strain but is it not the soil & climate of Cuba that gives their cigars a distinct flavour irrespective of blend.
I would suggest references to Cubano ligero in cigars from outside Cuba is just a marketing ploy & makes no real difference...

The soil around Vinales and Pinar Del Rio is very acidic and will not sustain certain crops (grapes are a perfect example, just ask the Spanish) and this has a definate impact on the taste of the cigars, together with the micro climate around Vinales in particular means you have a unique soil and climate which the plants flourish in.

The Cubans have supplied the Canary Islands with seed for years and if you have ever tried any of the Canarian cigars you would certainly not put them in the same league as the Cubans. Same seed, different climate and soil.

[tippexx]

I would suggest references to Cubano ligero in cigars from outside Cuba is just a marketing ploy & makes no real difference...

Probably not. You can't adapt climate and conditions to a plant, but you can adapt a plant to conditions.