Rafael Gonzalez Perlas Cuban Cigars - Box of 25 The Rafael Gonzalez Perlas Cuban cigars are a short, thirty-minute smoke with good strength for their size and leave that Cuban flavor on your palete. Punching above their weight for the price you pay, these small format Havanas are a perfect everyday smoke.   The Rafael González brand was created in the 1930s and its cigars contain a light-tasting blend of filler and binder leaves from the Vuelta Abajo zone.