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Re: is there even a such thing as a good machine made cigar

Ive yeat to find a machine made thats worthy. But i guess in a pinch i would go with a Black & Mild. Those little plastic tips are cool. :banger

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Villager Exports are a serviceable machine made cigar.

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Originally Posted by BryanB (Post 1134368)

Villager Exports aren't bad. The dutch Dunhills were good. Not sure if they are in production anymore.
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Bryan,

do you still sell the macombo? they were not too terrible.

Re: is there even a such thing as a good machine made cigar

Most machine made cigars make me kind of sick. Of course, I am referring to the kind you get in gas stations. That being said, I will not slam them too much. They did get me into pipe and cigar smoking, and I have many fond memories associated with them. Prime time cigarillos weren't bad, the best of the bunch me thinks.

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Originally Posted by BryanB (Post 1134368)

Villager Exports aren't bad. The dutch Dunhills were good. Not sure if they are in production anymore.
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I've always wondered about the Villager's

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Phillies strawberry.

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Originally Posted by Tecnorobo (Post 1135549)

Phillies strawberry.

White Owl Pineapple Tubos FTW.

My review of the cigar:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21847

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Originally Posted by T.G (Post 1134342)

For non-Cuban, John Hay Statesman series are the only ones currently in production which I can think of that I would smoke.

They are US grown tobacco; no chemicals, homogenized tobacco or scraps. Not really all that complex, but a good full bodied cigar for the coin. If you like the CAO America, they are very compatible in flavors. Famous used to have them for $80 for a box of 50, I haven't checked recently on their prices.

From their website:

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The Statesman Series...

These John Hay Cigars are still being rolled—one at a time—on century old, hand-fed machines. This cigar is made with all natural tobacco, using a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Broadleaf wrapper, Pennsylvania binder and a medium-filler blend from Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania—no homogenized products, short fillers or scraps are ever used. This all-American cigar is offered in boxes of 50 and 5 pack sampler boxes as well as humidors.
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Ages ago, Dunhill produced some machine made dry cured cigar called "Grand Coronas", 5 cigars to a cardboard box. About 5-6 years ago, Cbid blew out the remainder of the stock for dirt cheap - like $15-19 for five 5 packs. I remember them as being quite tasty, but mild and not very complex.

Or you could buy the J Fuego Origins here and be even happier.