I’m guessing it may depend on what you prefer taste wise. The ones I prefer are more mild to medium. The Montecristo #2 and the Quai D’Orsay #54 are in the more medium range to me. The Hoyo de Monterrey and Romeos are very mild.ive only had a few “real” Cubans and none of them were good. Is it possible I just got duds? They were confirmed real but they were like smoking an old chicken bone, even after being in the humidor for a few weeks.
I also enjoy the Tabak especial (not Cuban) which is coffee infused.
To me there is a difference in taste amongst the cigars from Dominican, Nicaragua and Cuba. Cubans to me tend to have a creamier and more earthy type taste to them where as the others tend to be a little more intense.
Not sure if this answers your question but I can only assume that maybe Cubans could be an acquired taste if it’s new to your pallet.
When I make it down to TRKville one of these days, I’ll make sure to bring several samples.
I’d like to hear what others think of the taste differences as well. @johnjohn???