[.ca] Cubans: The Ultimate Cigars (ISBN 1585745960)

Very Clear, Informative and Comprehensive.:
I'm probably the world's youngest to enjoy Cuban Cigars. (I'm 19) But nonetheless, this book was great. Robustos and Montecristo's are my 'current' favourite. The feeling you get when you lay back and puff on one of these...INCREDIBLE. Takes you to another world. If your gonna smoke on one of these, enjoy it with a glass of Cristal or Dom P. France's Finest. *The World Is Yours* MB.

Ultimate?:
This is an interesting book about Cuban cigars. There are good bits concerning how cigars are made, the processes involved and some historical references. It may interest the US reader as the book has a very readable section on the embargo. The section on the cigar brands is a bit confusing and it really refers to the history of that brand as opposed to what the cigars are like and what signature pieces are produced by that brand. If it were to be a historical reference then the omission of names like Davidoff and Dunhill would be a bit remiss. To summarise, it is more of a story book which is very interesting. This is NOT a reference book, nor does it pretend to be! It is very well written and I enjoyed it even if I didn't really learn from it.

Stricly for beginners and Americans traveling to Cuba:
This is a book to be avoided by aficionados, since it is very basic and general in its approach and adds absolutely no new information to that which can be found in previously published books and magazine articles. The author would have done better by presenting this book as a personal diary rather than a book which is supposed to supply information as to why Cubans are "The Ultimate Cigars."

An EXCELLENT book...:
WOW! What an unbelievable book!!! I've been a big fan of Cuban cigars for years (on those rare occasions when I can get them), and I really have to say that this is BY FAR the best book on Cuban cigars available. Every topic imaginable is covered-history, making, brands, the embargo, counterfeiting...you name it! And the book only retails for $20.00!!! I hadn't seen a cigar book for under $30.00 until this one came along, and it was better than any of the others! There's also a chapter at the end that details the author's trip to Cuba while he wrote and took pictures for the book, and it's really, really good. Great writing (some times very funny), and very interesting to anyone who loves cigars (or just has a passing interest in Cuba). I read over the other three reviews on amazon before I wrote this one, and I really don't know what the guy from Israel is talking about. He says this book isn't for aficionados, but in truth this is the kind of book that MAKES YOU an aficionado. Like I said at the beginning-WOW! If you like cigars, this one's a MUST-HAVE.

A little thin:
The part of this book that deals strictly with cigar brands and characteristics of those brands is ok, but could use more detail and more photos. Unfortunately, the author devoted too much space to a very shoddy synopsis of Cuban history. Instead of enlightening the reader, the author made clear his own lack of background in Cuban history; since this isn't supposed to be a history book, perhaps the author could have either left out that section, or had someone more qualified write it. Disappointing.