Hi,
In November 2007 the Robb Report had a entire section on cigars from different Caribbean countries. The consumer for the Robb Report are a upper socio-economic class and the Robb Report provides information on the best of the best and of course the most expensive.
After reviewing the magazine I found the following that was listed. This was done as a research project which is why I have the information handy.
Ones that are searched most frequently:
- Gurkha
- Cohiba
- Davidoff
Cigars of the Dominican Republic
- Avo 787
- Stradivarius de los Maestros
- J.C. Newman Diamond Crown Holiday Collection
- Davidoff Capa Dominicana
- Cuvee Blanc
- Gurkha Black Dragon
- Cohiba
You can see 3 highly searched cigar brands come from the Dominican Republic.
Cigars of Honduras
- Punch Rare Corojo
- Rocky Patel Decade
- Hoyo de Tradicion
- Camacho Triple Maduro
- The Art of Power (Felipe Gregorio's)
- Illusione No. 2 (Fernandez y Fernandez)
Cigars of Nicaragua
- Oliva Special S Diadema
- Ashton San Cristobal
- Torano Noventa 90
- Joya de Nicaragua Antano
- Perdomo Habano Maduro
- EO Brands 601 Series
Robb Report Cigar Advertisers
- Padron
- Davidoff
- Montecrdisto
A good source for these cigars you can find at http://www.cigarfox.com/ and also take a look at this link: http://www.robbreport.com/archived-issues/Article.aspx?article=8
Hope this is what you were looking for.
First, the infamous Gurkha. What an oversold stick! Now understand, I've smoked Gurkhas. It's a nice, tasty, well-constructed cigar...but Punch gives you the same thing for less money. Plus, Gurkha is a flavored cigar. To my mind, flavored cigars can never be considered the "finest" cigars in the world.
And then there's the obvious lack of Cuban cigars on this list. Yes, Cuban cigars are illegal to bring into the United States. No, they are not illegal anywhere else in the world, and Robb Report readers have the money for foreign travel.
So with that...
The two finest cigars in the world, without question, are the Cuban Cohiba Esplendido and the Fuente Fuente Opus X. Opus X come in many sizes; Esplendidos are made in one huge size. Esplendidos you have to be careful with; it is the most counterfeited cigar in the world. Opus X are in such demand, no one will sell you a box of them.
Some really great cigars include the Red Dot Cohiba (the ones that are legal to possess in the US), anything from Punch, the Ashton Virgin Shade Grown line, and Hoyo de Monterrey. The JR Ultimate and JR Genuine Counterfeit Cuban (I swear that's what they call it) are also very good cigars.