If anyone is interested....The "El Original" is a great cigar. Not the most complex, but the construction is about the best. Never had a bad one. I'm in NH but the wife's from Cuba, then Miami, and I often visit the "factory" on Calle Ocho (8th Street)where this cigar is made. Real small shop... owner is Santiago Cabana who was an old master roller for Partagas back in Cuba years ago.