Poll: "Cubanesque"--A Real Thing, or BS Marketing?

[cigcars]

The term "Cubanesque" was originally coined by a comittee of low grade sales people and marketing failures in an attempt to raise the sales level of a now-dead Dominican cigar brand.

That comittee are all dead now and roasting in Hell.

Any sales /marketing team currently using this term are going to Hell.........

*Wow, man you're rough!

[CaptainQuintero]

There are so many Illusione cigars that I never even bother. Too many choices. Same with Tatuaje. But maybe I'll give that one a shot...I'm interested in finding an NC that actually holds up against a good CC. 

I know what you mean, I was gifted one and it blew me away. Corona gorda so lovely size and super creamy rich biscuity flavour, like an Upmann.

[rmill3r]

I know what you mean, I was gifted one and it blew me away. Corona gorda so lovely size and super creamy rich biscuity flavour, like an Upmann.

Yeah, I'm sold.

[JohnS]

I think it's a gimmick. I have smoked Non-Cubans and I have thoroughly enjoyed them. I think, in hindsight, some have been 'cubanesque' but only Cuban cigars have given me the multi-dimensional flavours and complexity which I enjoy so much.

[Ginseng]

Question: Which region could lead to describing a cigar's flavor as "Cubanesque?"

The Yellow area or the Gray area?

Wilkey

[Habana Mike]

Question: Which region could lead to describing a cigar's flavor as "Cubanesque?"

The Yellow area or the Gray area?

Wilkey

I'd have to say D with no further data

[Duxnutz]

I would say it's mostly a gimmick but of all the Non-cc cigars I've smoked I reckon the Herrera Esteli line (natural not Norteno) and La Palina Goldie line are the closest.

I still enjoy them too. It's just the other 5 tupperdores filled with NCs I could do without!

[jacksfull]

As a marketing tool = gimmick

As experienced by a smoker = rare, but real

[phreedh]

It's a bit of an oxymoron, isn't it? As pointed out by Ginseng's graphics, the traits that are distinctly cubanesque would by definition be those that set cubans apart from other cigars. Thus a non cuban can not display a cubanesque trait, in doing so it renders that trait non-cubanesque and instead generic.

[ayepatz]

In modern English, the suffix "-esque" is used to mean "in the style of" or "resembling".

For example, were Australia to fail to qualify from the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup,

that might be considered a very "Scotland-esque" thing to do. lol

It's a pretty generalised suffix, and you could argue that all cigars are "Cubanesque" if they're brown-ish and cigar-shaped. Ish.

It the same sort of marketing-speak that Estate Agents use to describe an abandoned drug squat as a "characterful loft space".

[Ginseng]

It's a bit of an oxymoron, isn't it? As pointed out by Ginseng's graphics, the traits that are distinctly cubanesque would by definition be those that set cubans apart from other cigars. Thus a non cuban can not display a cubanesque trait, in doing so it renders that trait non-cubanesque and instead generic.

Well done, sir. Precisely my point.

In reality, the boundaries are probably not sharp as the fabricated graph depicts. The regions, if such a construct exists, would be fuzzy, indistinct, and of varying widths and transitions. Thus, it's possible that sufficient similarity might be perceived around the region targeted at (1.5, 3.0).

Wilkey

[Colt45]

Question for members:

What do we consider Cubanesque, or I guess more directly, what do we consider the defining traits of Cuban cigars / tobacco.

Is it strictly a matter of terroir, or does the philosophy of processing / blending ( Cuban and Non ) play a part?

[ogus]

In modern English, the suffix "-esque" is used to mean "in the style of" or "resembling".

For example, were Australia to fail to qualify from the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup,

that might be considered a very "Scotland-esque" thing to do. lol

It's a pretty generalised suffix, and you could argue that all cigars are "Cubanesque" if they're brown-ish and cigar-shaped. Ish.

It the same sort of marketing-speak that Estate Agents use to describe an abandoned drug squat as a "characterful loft space".

First cubanexque. Then no Wallabies in the World Cup???????????

[Warren]

It's probably a bit like calling a chubby girl rubenesque

[TCContender]

The first thing I thought of was the classic George Carlin stand-up when he rails on marketing of products and their contents. "Real chocolaty goodness. Know what that means? No f@#king chocolate." Same thing applies to Cubanesque.

[Habana Mike]

It's probably a bit like calling a chubby girl rubenesque

Trouble is our Cubans are turning Rubenesque.....

[treberty]

The main difference between Cubans and NCs is simple - for me anyways... You'll rarely smoke a NC that is not linear. There is great NCs out there (Tats, old Camachos, Padrons, some Fuentes, some Garcia Pepins), but they don't have the complexity of a good Cuban.