By all the standards this is one of the most recent cigar brands that can nevertheless offer superior quality of hand-picked tobacco leaves and unique taste of the blends represented. Guantanamera cigars can boast competitive prices and mild taste, being perfect for people that just started smoking cigars, or those preferring light-bodied kinds of cigars. Customers that prefer this brand to other ones report a number of reasons for their choice, price, high quality and very smooth taste being just a few of them. The tobacco used in Guantanamera cigars comes from the Vuelta Arriba region in Cuba, which means you always get the genuine taste of the best Cuban tobacco. The cigars are machine-made and according to people that give their preference to this brand, tend to burn evenly because of their excellent construction. Each cigar is full-bodied and can be described as quite strong with a variety of tones that appear as you smoke - most notably pepper tones, as well as a touch of leather and chocolate notes. The name of the brand is said to have originated from a famous Cuban patriotic song "Guajira Guantanamera" ("a girl from Guantanamo").