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Nothing is more Cuban than cigars, and they are hard to top for romanticism and mystique. John F. Kennedy so craved Cubans that he dispatched his press secretary to stockpile 1,200 Petit Upmanns before signing the trade embargo against the island in 1961. Some experts say Cuba’s cigar quality has been surpassed in Nicaragua and Honduras. But for most Americans, the true appeal has little to do with quality or taste. “It’s the forbidden-fruit factor,” says James Suckling of Cigar Aficionado Magazine. “It’s like the Holy Grail of cigars.” The Associated Press
