Here's a good place to shop. La Cohiba cigar store in Holguin, Cuba run by Caracol which in turn is owned by the Cuban army. The shop girl is inspecting one of my Trinidads. Love the cigar smoking Che T-shirt behind . . .
I bought a dozen different cigars on my way in, sampled them & bought my favs on the way out a week later. Cuban cigars have a 'chocolate' (for lack of a better word) taste that you don't find elsewhere. Some observations on the cigars I mentioned above:
Bolivar - big & bold - a man's cigar.
Montecristo #2 - as above with a looser roll
Trinidad - smooth, smooth & smoother - all the way to the end. They are tight so draw can be a challenge on some - but worth it.
Ian