What NC is most like an ISOM stick?

In my opinion the NC that best matches the flavor profile of a Cuban is the Padilla Series 68 Lancero.
 
In my limited experience with Monte' ISOMS, the Tatuaje Cabinet Noella really struck me as similar. They were not the same flavors or anything that close, BUT the smoke def. reminded me of the few I have had, and for me, thats worth it enough not to deal with legal issues. Besides, to me, tobacco is tobacco, and Nicaraguan tobacco is simply DIFFERENT than Cuban tobacco. Each is capable of producing the same level of quality.
 
Similar to StLS's answer, the non Cuban that reminded me most of a Cuban was a Partagas 160 Sig. Series Robusto Minor. It had a citrus flavor that was kind of "twangy". Friggin expensive though.
 
There haven't been any non-Cuban cigars I've found that have stricken me as "like a Cuban." I've had spectacular non-Cubans and I've had not-so-spectacular Cubans. It's a different flavor, not a different quality. I like the flavors that both markets have to offer personally.
 
icehog3 said:
None of them.
Click to expand...

Exactly, I have had nearly every premium NC out there and now find myself always reaching for cc's, no matter the brand. Not a single nc I have tasted has ever reminded me of a cc. The only thing that came close was Pete's new La Riqueza, but thats only in the look of the packaging. I guess if you cant match the flavor profile try to make it look like as Cuban as possible. :hn

However, that doesnt mean there arent great nc's out there, but they just arent even in the same ballpark with even the most pedestrian ccs.
 
hoax said:
In my opinion the NC that best matches the flavor profile of a Cuban is the Padilla Series 68 Lancero.
Click to expand...

I'd like to add the 1968 robusto to your suggestion. While it's not a CC, it has that "tang". I'm gonna have to find the lancero, thanks for the tip.

AND BLUEFACE- That's a fantastic photo of Pepin. Thanks so much for posting it. It made my day! Question, is that what a Cuban Sandwich is?:D
 
Last edited:
I'd have to agree with those who mentioned Pepin--particularly Tatuaje. While nothing is going to replicate my PSD #4, Tatuaje seems to come closest to capturing some of the "spirit" of ISOM (I know... a lame word choice...).

Anyways, alls I know is that Tats--especially the Reserva line--taste real good.
 
I said Tat Brown Label before, but I would pretty much expand that to nearly any Pete Johnson/Don Pepin Garcia stick. That said, I think DPG's rolling quality is superior to Cuba. His triple cap is always perfect. Draw, the same.

I keep hearing this rumor about a cigar manufacturer with all of these plans set up for the day the embargo drops. I think that PJ and DPG are the only ones who could pull this off.
 
"ISOM stick," I believe, is the medical terminology for the finger prick performed at hospitals to test your blood sugar.

Therefore, cigars most like having your skin pierced painfully and squeezed thereafter for further effect would have to be any of the "bargain" cigars at CI or the devil's site.

For you, I would recommend the Cremosa Cubana.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top