I think I understand now.
Yes the seeds have been transplanted but, the tobacco is distinguished by more than a seedling and things like earth, altitude, climate, amount of water received, is it in a valley near the sea, in the foothills and the influence of other plants also distinguish the tobacco
And eff no, I don’t smoke Cubans. Unless their name is Tony Montana and he is pointing a weapon at me.
Cuban cigars don’t really distinguish themselves with a variety of flavors that are subtle and grow as the bore is smoked down.
There are just better cigars out there IMO and such a wide variety.
The world has matured and moved past Cuba’s glory days of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s...
I only have them for the fun and myth and also no problem if a friend expresses distaste in one and prefers to grab something else, tossing the Cuban in the trash...
Real story: my Dad and I happened to be in Vietnam at nearly the same time; he was a Colonel, I was a Lt flying Hueys. Dad knew an influential Vietnamese who introduced me to H. Upmann cigars in the aluminum case. Unlike anything I smoked until I quit smoking altogether.
Anyway, hope the Cuban commies go broke trying to compete with cigars made in free territories.
Thank you.
Not a cigar aficionado so I know little.
From my understanding the Cubans really gave the rest of the worlds tobacco growers a break by completely mismanaging their fields after Castro took over.
As I understood it they simply kept planting their fields over and over, over fertilising to force the ground to grow tobacco.
The condition of the land affects leaf appearance and flavor.
Tobacco is very hard on land and needs proper management.
We used to rotate the tobacco fields so that a field had three years of rest between tobacco plantings.