So whenever I need some information on a particular brand or vitola, I always go to the Cuban Cigar Website. It is very well maintainted by Trevor Leask of Sydney, Australia.
I encourage you to visit Trevor's site, you won't find more complete information on Cuban cigars than right there.
Cuban Cigar Website
Trevor
It's because the USA has an embargo againts Cuba ever since the Cuban missile crisis. No American citizen can go to Cuba without special permission and no american can own or import goods made in Cuba after the embargo. That means that Cuban cigars made before the embargo ARE legal in the US, but there are very rare amd very expensive.
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