The H. Upmann Sir Winston is made in Cuba and isn't available to the US Customers because of important laws. It's questionable as to why Cigar Aficionado would even recommend a cigar that is illegal to purchase in the USA - where most of their customers are. However, because the cigar is such a good cigar they reviewed and rated the cigar at 93. This makes it one of the top cigars of 2008. This isn't a small cigar - it's huge! The H. Upmann Sir Winston is 7 x 43 and makes it one of the biggest cigars on the top 10 list of 2008. If you have a lot of time to smoke a cigar then perhaps you can give this one a smoke. This cigar is rolled in Havana, Cuba and, like most cuban cigars, ranks highly with any cigar smoker.

To describe the cuban H. Upmann Sir Winston cigar, you'll want to cut, light, and smoke the cigar with a lot of time on your hands. This cigar provides hints of spice and leather at the beginning of the smoke. Towards the end of the cigar you can expect to taste woody and meaty flavors paired with a cigar that has great construction and draw.

What other cigars should compare? Well, you'll have to be able to get real cubans to compare this cigar with others. The cuban tobacco has a flavor all its own. The cigar retails out at about $21.00 per cigar and that's not typically what most cigar smokers want to pay for a cigar. However, if you're up for paying the high price you won't be let down by the cigar! We'd suggest you pick out other cuban cigars such as the Cohiba, Romeo Y Julieta Short Churchill (reviewed also), or a cuban Montecristo No. 2 Torpedo.