La Aroma de Cuba Cigars Original

La Aroma De Cuba Robusto Robusto

Cigar Aficionado · Feb 1, 2025

With its even burn and full, substantial draw, this dark cigar has the rich qualities of toasted chestnuts and crushed peanut. Hints of minerals and licorice add an interesting dimension to the nutty core.

Robusto · 5.25″ × 54 · Full · Nicaragua

La Aroma del Caribe Mi Amor Magnifico

Cigar Journal · Feb 15, 2021 · Cigar Journal’s Best Buy Cigars of the Year 2020

6.00″ × 52 · Nicaragua

La Aroma de Cuba

CigarCzars · Jan 14, 2026

La Aroma de Cuba cigars have been around for a while, and were reviewed many times by various cigar journalists over the years. The current Nicaraguan version of the cigar was rated 22 times by Cigar Aficionado (including Cigar Insider) from 2009 to 2019, receiving scores between 87 and 93 points. The rating for the Churchill size in the Nov-Dec 2019 issue of the magazine was an outstanding 93 points. UPDATE:Cigar Aficionadohas rated the Robusto size (5¼ x 54) as the #23 cigar of 2025. I also reviewed these cigars in the past, and back in 2013, here is how I began my review on About.com: The above portion of my 2013 introduction has not changed, but the remainder of this 2019 review has been updated. This time around, the cigar being reviewed is the La Aroma de Cuba Monarch, which is a Toro size cigar measuring 6 x 52. As of January 2026, this size is still modestly priced at about $36 for a 5-pack, which is a great deal for a highly rated Ashton product. The La Aroma de Cuba Monarch cigar also began with a modest peppery flavor, but not as intense as the Marquis (5.75 x 48) vitola that I reviewed six years ago. The cigar was still medium bodied, but now bordering on the medium-to-full range. As in the past, the pepper and spice gradually faded into the background, before virtually disappearing after about 25 minutes. During that time, there were also hints of a caramel sweetness, which gave way to a smoother woodsy/cedar flavor during the second half of the smoke. These cigars were well made, had very good draws, held a medium-to-long ash, and had mostly even burns. Although no relights nor touch-ups were needed on the Marquis back in 2013, the Monarch in 2019 did need a couple of minor touch-ups, plus one relight near the end of the smoking session. It took me 80 minutes to smoke the Monarch down to two inches remaining, compared to an hour to smoke the Marquis down to 1½ inches. The bottom line, I enjoyed the La Aroma de Cuba Monarch more in 2019 than the Marquis in 2013. The Monarch is a very good cigar that now deserves a solid rating of 4 points on a 5-point scale. On About.com, I rated the Marquis with 3½ stars. Sometimes size does matter, but individual tastes and tobacco harvests can also change over time. The moral of this story is: there is no reason not to revisit cigars that you haven't acquired in a while, especially when the price is right.

Churchill · 6.00″ × 52

La Aroma de Cuba Marquis

Cigar Coop · Mar 8, 2011

Last month, Ashton announced an addition to its popular “La Aroma de Cuba” line.  This one is called the “Marquis”.  Actually this cigar has been around for a few years, but was discontinued.  In March of last year, Ashton Cigars brought back the Marquis as a promotional cigar for distribution at events.  The cigar proved […]

5.50″ × 48 · Medium