The above best describes these smokes

These are as close to the real Cuban cigars once supplied by Skip Shapiro of Radio Tubes in Melrose Park, Illinois. After first meeting Skip in 2006, then losing contact with him and the real Cubans, I went on a quest to find something close if possible. When these Rocky Patel Dark Dominicans came along, a several years' quest came to an end. THESE are the real deal; as close to authentic Cubans as I have found in the States. Sure, others are good, there are many great cigars, but these Rocky Patel Dark Dominicans are the closest to what Skip Shapiro had been supplying. His wife's family in Cuba had been growing and rolling the Maduro cigars for over 200 years, in a remote part of the island. I was blessed to find Skip and the Cubans, and now you, too can discover the essence of the Cuban cigar experience. Light 'em up, with Rocky Patel Dark Dominicans!