Wrapper: Cuban
Binder: Cuban
Filler: Cuban
Selección No. 2: 4.9 x 50
Price: Approximately $9 – $9.50
Juan López is the true definition of a Cuban boutique cigar. The Juan Lopez name comes from Juan Lopez Diaz – who established a factory in Havana, Cuba which led to the establishment of the Juan Lopez brand in 1876. After Lopez died in the early 1900s, the brand was purchased by the Cosme del Peso y Cia cigar company. It was under this ownership where Juan Lopez became one of the biggest selling brands in Cuba. Once Fidel Castro came to power, Cosme del Peso y Cia was nationalized by the Cuban government under Cubatobacco. After tha, the Juan Lopez brand went into decline and today is only made in three sizes.
The Juan López Selección No. 2 starts out with notes of cedar spice, grass and bread notes. There is a nice natural tobacco sweetness that surfaces and blends with the cedar nicely. This is a great cigar to retro-hale as you get some of those cedar notes.
The last third of this cigar got a little harsh for me. The burn could have also been a little better. Still, the Habanos version of Juan López is one of my favorites, and it’s still a fiver in my book.
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April 17, 2014
Juan López Selección No. 2
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Wrapper: Cuban
Binder: Cuban
Filler: Cuban
Selección No. 2: 4.9 x 50
Price: Approximately $9 – $9.50
Juan López is the true definition of a Cuban boutique cigar. The Juan Lopez name comes from Juan Lopez Diaz – who established a factory in Havana, Cuba which led to the establishment of the Juan Lopez brand in 1876. After Lopez died in the early 1900s, the brand was purchased by the Cosme del Peso y Cia cigar company. It was under this ownership where Juan Lopez became one of the biggest selling brands in Cuba. Once Fidel Castro came to power, Cosme del Peso y Cia was nationalized by the Cuban government under Cubatobacco. After tha, the Juan Lopez brand went into decline and today is only made in three sizes.
The Juan López Selección No. 2 starts out with notes of cedar spice, grass and bread notes. There is a nice natural tobacco sweetness that surfaces and blends with the cedar nicely. This is a great cigar to retro-hale as you get some of those cedar notes.
The last third of this cigar got a little harsh for me. The burn could have also been a little better. Still, the Habanos version of Juan López is one of my favorites, and it’s still a fiver in my book.
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