Red Dot - 1940-1950s

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Originally Posted by compuag

I've noticed the very sweet minty flavor. Almost like the same flavor of a 'tip' of a swisher sweet (but in a good way). I would like to find out more about the flavor though. Does anyone have any insight to the history of the Red Dot label?

Doing a little research there was very little to find on the red dot label. I did find a picture of one of there trucks and a little excerpt on Red Dot's. Here's an exerpt:

The giant Federal Cigar Co., Inc., with branches in Red Lion, Franklintown, Wrightsville, and York, created the popular and “Truly Different” RED DOT, a cigar that was “Sweet and mild” and “Clear to the lips,” whatever that meant. The Company gave retailers a 3-foot long cardboard cigar similar to the six-footer atop their delivery vehicles.

It appears the marketing saying for the cigar was "Truly Different", so there's no surprise that the flavors you are experiencing are, well, different

You my friends may have just had an old school Drew Estate - Acid