When I used to visit Miami, while my gf was at work I'd wander around downtown taking in the Cuban/Latin American culture ... cuban expresso, empanadas, batidos, musica, museums, groceries, tabacaleras, beautiful Catholic Churches, mini plazas and malls, etc. All around are little Cuban coffee shops or cafeterias and either by the indoor cash register or in the serving windows on the street they often would have bundles of cigars sitting there with a price tag stuck to the side for individual smokes ... Some of the better ones were Bauza Presidentes (a soft in the middle mixed filler Churchill sized version with a dark/maduro wrapper), Padrons - when you could find them (Cazadores or Fumas) and other brands ... on the next lower level, about equal were the F.D. Graves and the Santiagos, not great but really not bad ... the latter had a "sweet" cap. There were other brands that I didn't care for (loved the bundle art though), but I don't recall being disappointed by the Santiagos ... for the price ... usually under $1 a stick.

got these cheap in an auction... the bundle thus far is so-so.. the first one was very loose and burned almost as fast as a cigarette. twas very dry and tasted like cardboard. the second one, however, was a lot better. definitely not as good as a don kiki red label (one of my personal favorite "cheap smokes"), but it held some promise at least. after about 3 months in the humi, i think these can turn out to be decent "every-day" smokes, although there are much better brands out there for equal price.

I WASN'T IMPRESSED WHEN I RECEIVED THEM. THEY LOOK GOOD AND HAVE A GOOD DRAW. BUT SO FAR THE ONES I HAVE SMOKED HAVE HAD A BITTERNESS TO THEM. I DO LIKE THE PRINCIPES FROM LA AURORA THOUGH AND I THINK I WILL STICK WITH THEM FOR A CHEAP EVERYDAY SMOKE.

WON THESE AT AUCTION, GOOD SHORT CIGAR FOR LUNCH HOUR SMOKE. GOOD DRAW,BURNED EVENLY, GOOD TASTE,CAN'T GO WRONG FOR FORTY CENTS A STICK.

well it's not as "yummy" as the catalog states, (who wrote that? a thirteen year old girl?) But for what they are (cheap) they are a good deal/ and fine tasting -but the quailty can vary-Because I hand out cigars ut every payday at my company (screw the politcaly correct) but keep in mind, the boys won't bitch about these!