Geez, TG, why so sensitive?

Tell you what, send me a sampling of some Cubans and i'll reevaluate my opinion 🙂

echo4alpha, you may very well be right there!

Seriously though, what conditions exist in Cuba to create a superior cigar?

This arguement is based on opinion and when that is the case nobody can win.

That being said, let me give you my uhum expert opinion.

Most ISOM I have had have been excellent boarderline spectacular. Not all but most.

However many non ISOMs where just as good of memories to ME. Tell you the truth, I just traded a monte #2 and a Cohiba Siglo for some Padilla Obsidians. and That is a trade I would do every day of the week. To me nothing comes close to an obsidian. NO ISOM, no Opie X and no White Owls.

OK I am going to shut up and go get me another Obsidian for breakfast!

Yeah, it's all a matter of taste. I'm sure if I had the chance to experience more Cubans now that I have been around cigars for a longer period of time, I would appreciate them more. I was just curious to know how the process differed that created such a superior cigar. Wasn't sure if it was soil/growing conditions, handling and rolling methods, etc.

I would say its the soil and growing conditions that give them their unique flavor. But also their quality is excellent. (although not always the case especially in the 90s.)

Oh plus they add nicotine to each cigar to help keep people hooked. ; )

Haha, yeah, that may have an effect too.

What is the Obsidian all about?

Obsidians were made by Padilla and were out I gues in late 2005 and 2006. They are no longer although SteveR said they may be comeing back. They just happen to be my favorite cigar and so I am always bugging people for em. And since they are no longer on the market they are like gold to me. lOL

What kind of flavor profile do they have?

They are a dark maduro. I taste in them a sweet cherry molasses that lingers in my mouth hours after I finish one off. Hell, after finishing one off I want to start chewing on my tounge cuzz the aftertaste is so good. They are medium-full.