Peso Cigars

[searsa1]

Has anyone had any of them? They are made for the domestic market in Cuba and not exported as far as I know. I have heard bits and pieces about them but nothing first hand.

[Deano]

I have one....never smoked it.....looks absolutely awful and I suspect it smokes similarly. One day I'll smoke it, one day!

Will try to get a pic.

[james.uk]

Have had a few Piedra cigars over the years... jar of 25 is around ?25 if bought abroad from what i can remember.
I think they are a bit variable... been told they are a 'practice' brand where the rollers get skilled so some are excellent and some are not!

I'm probably off target with my reply but thats the only ones ive tried.

[JoeyGunz]

Are they the "market" cigars? Have heard they are awful too lol

[Ryan]

I always get some of these when I go to Cuba, though I pay way over the odds for them, last time was 6.50 CUC for a bundle of 25 Selectos Cremas.
I've had Selectos, El Coloso, Reloba, El Credito, Bauza. There are others. I find them all fairly similar really. Straightforward, fresh tobacco taste, they always draw well. I enjoy them in Cuba and have a few aging to see what happens, though I'm not expecting much.
None I have seen are finished as well as any JLP. And none are as nice to smoke as a JLP Petit Cazador for example.
Some remind me of a Quintero Breva, that's why I'm trying to see what some age might do.
If you ever get to Havana, have a look at the street-side kiosks on La Rampa street for example, or around Parque Central. They sell drinks, sometimes sandwiches and will sometimes have a cabinet with a glass front facing the street with a few bundles of these for sale.
It's like if you go to the south of Spain for example and enjoy a ?3 bottle of Barbadillo. Fine while you're there, serves a purpose, nice to see what the locals do and also that experience of associating a flavour with a specific location. However, there are better wines.

[Simon Bolivar]

Smoked Rebolas & it does you good to appreciate what the average Cuban would smoke. No regular line Habanos for them, let alone RE's & LE's.

[Moon Dancer]

The one big plus with Reloba cigars is that you can be confident that they are not FAKES
That said, with a few years on them they can be much better than some of the cheaper well known marketed brands
But like all local Cuban cigars it depends on what sweepings were under the bench at that time

Technically the Cuban Customs will confiscate Pesco cigars off tourists at the exit port. But I suspect they take pitty and let you though knowing that at least they are not forged and will certainly kill you eventually

For info, Cuban?s purchase Peso cigars 1x25 packs with their ration card allowance. Reloba cigars cost 25 Cuban pesos = I CUC tourist peso

[lestabantam]

I had one that was gifted via this forum. A bit like a rougher quintero or jlp. Unmistakably cuban. Not sure that I would want to smoke 25 but certainly worth a try!

[searsa1]

So they are not allowed off the island?

[Ryan]

So they are not allowed off the island?

Technically, they are not made for export so there is no way to get an official customs recept for them.
However up to 20 cigars are allowed out without receipt, so you could bring 20 out.
Legally.

[searsa1]

Technically, they are not made for export so there is no way to get an official customs recept for them.
However up to 20 cigars are allowed out without receipt, so you could bring 20 out.
Legally.

Ah....did not know that.

[butternutsquashpie]

However up to 20 cigars are allowed out without receipt, so you could bring 20 out.
Legally.

Changed it to 50 now Ryan.
Well, when I was there... every LCDH was telling me: 50! 50!

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[searsa1]

I always get some of these when I go to Cuba, though I pay way over the odds for them, last time was 6.50 CUC for a bundle of 25 Selectos Cremas.
I've had Selectos, El Coloso, Reloba, El Credito, Bauza. There are others. I find them all fairly similar really. Straightforward, fresh tobacco taste, they always draw well. I enjoy them in Cuba and have a few aging to see what happens, though I'm not expecting much.
None I have seen are finished as well as any JLP. And none are as nice to smoke as a JLP Petit Cazador for example.
Some remind me of a Quintero Breva, that's why I'm trying to see what some age might do.
If you ever get to Havana, have a look at the street-side kiosks on La Rampa street for example, or around Parque Central. They sell drinks, sometimes sandwiches and will sometimes have a cabinet with a glass front facing the street with a few bundles of these for sale.
It's like if you go to the south of Spain for example and enjoy a ?3 bottle of Barbadillo. Fine while you're there, serves a purpose, nice to see what the locals do and also that experience of associating a flavour with a specific location. However, there are better wines.

We have sort of the same thing here in relation to the Barbadillo.
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Fine examples of mass produced booze the locals drink here. You will notice the screw top cap makes for easier consumption. When you want to get there fast......take the night train express!

[PeeJay]

In Barbados they sell rum in beer bottles complete with pop caps

[searsa1]

In Barbados they sell rum in beer bottles complete with pop caps

Straight rum? Or is it diluted with coke or juice or something?