1. Partagas (Cuba)
Two companies that are not affiliated in any way produce Partagas cigars (one in the Dominican Republic and one in Cuba). The Cuban Partagas is, by far, my favorite cigar. Although I would like to say that they obviously “taste” the best (which I actually think they do), the fact that they are so hard to find adds to the overall smoking experience. Partagas is not as easily recognizable as Cohiba and Montecristo so they are not readily available even in places where Cubans are legal. Whenever I smoke a cigar and it is not a Partagas it is because I don’t have any left.