Cuban cigars were always the best in the world not because an embargo, or Castro, or Batista, or anyone else for that matter. The land the tobacco is grown on was among the best in the world for growing cigar tobacco.


Allot of that land has been over harvested, new crops (such as sugarcane) where planted and the soil has been depleted greatly. After the cigar boom of the early 90's the land went right back to tobacco.


I think that the quality of Cuban cigars has decreased tremendously over the last 20-30 years. That being said, the Cuban cigar still has a certain class appeal. That many of the other countries can not compete with, regardless as to if its better tobacco or not.