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Steve*R Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Jul 27 2001, 5:13 PM EST
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My father came from a generation of cigar smokers who smoked nothing but Havanas. Born at the turn of the century, he really only experienced either Havanas or mass marketed American mades. I only saw him smoke a domestic when nothing else was available where we were and he'd neglected to bring his Havanas. He'd rant incessantly about the krap he was smoking. I, on the other hand, actually prefer most Honduran, Nicaraguan, Dominican and Canary Island cigars to some of cigars being rushed out of Cuba. Now, I have done the ultimate; I bid on a 5-pack of Acid Naturals. Dad, forgive me. (Incidently, he passed nearly forty years ago. I don't think his ten cigar a day routine helped.) Steve
BMW Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Jul 27 2001, 5:22 PM EST
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My father had the same attitude, comenting that everything other than ISOMs were nothing more than mosquito repelent.
jcrimmins Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Jul 27 2001, 5:54 PM EST
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Stick with Nicaraguan, Costa Rican, Canary Islands and some Brazilians and life will be good. The majority of my favorites are Nic's (CAO, Cupido, Padron, FDO Grand, Perdomo, Mayorga, etc.) I do enjoy an ISOM from time to time, but they just aren't the same as in the good ole days.
Steve*R Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, Jul 27 2001, 6:22 PM EST
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The day that Castro came out of the mountains to take Havana my father and his new wife were there. They'd been honeymooning in Jamaica and my father, of course, scheduled a flight that would take him to his old stomping grounds before the return flight home. He had been watching the turmoil in Cuba for years, and because of some acquaintances he'd made in Chicago during prohibition, was convinced that Batista would be overthrown. Father was certain that the FBI's gang taskforce was assisting Castro. He often said that Cuba had become a refuge for mobsters that openly and overtly defied the FBI and that J. Edgar Hoover would do anything to get Batista out of power. To shorten what could be a rather long monograph, Father gathered both his and his bride's luggage and dumped, virtually everything out. He then proceeded to buy as many of his prized Havanas as he could stuff in the bags. When he returned home, he said he was stocking up, because he feared that under Castro, the tobacco fields would be turned into fields that grew food crops. He never objected to this happening, but said that if these were the last Havanas he could get, he wanted them to last awhile. Regretfully, he didn't live very long after this. When the embargo came, I slowly sold off the Havanas to meet expenses. I wish I'd kept a few; not because they were Havanas, but because they were a token of a great story and the life of a unique man. Steve
Steve*R Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Jul 27 2001, 6:42 PM EST
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Well folks, the 5-pack of Acid Naturals is mine. I'm almost embarrassed to say, I'm quite eager to give them a try. I was gifted a Lars Tetens and, frankly, found it repellent. I've not tried the Acid copy of the Lars Tetens but have smoked many of the La Vieja Habanos, Jon Drew's collaboration with Nick Perdomo, and have found the short bellicosos to be excellent cigars. Regretfully, I discoverd the cigar only after it was on closeout at a Chicago vendor. Checking around the web, the sticks that I bought are retailing at about $6.00 each, so for the $4.20 I paid, I feel okay giving them a try. Anyone on this board have an opinion? On some other boards, the opinion is about 80% phew, 10% okay for a change, 10% great cigar. Steve
jcrimmins Offline
#6 Posted: Sat, Jul 28 2001, 3:28 AM EST
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Steve. You'll find that most people won't admit that they smoke Acid cigars. But for some reason, Acid is one of the biggest selling lines in the world. Somebody's smoking 'em. Everybody knocked Lars Tetens. The guy laughed all the way to the bank. There's definitely a market. I've tried a few of the Natural line (at gunpoint, of course.) and found them to be OK. They're Nicaraguan which is in their favor. They aren't heavily scented like the regular line. Let us know what you think.
CL Offline
#7 Posted: Sat, Jul 28 2001, 4:29 AM EST
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Anyone out there tried the Acid Egg? Strangest cigar I've ever seen. Are they any good? I'm guessing they smoke hot when you get to the huge middle. That's a lot of fire!
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#8 Posted: Sat, Jul 28 2001, 10:45 AM EST
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Steve*R: very nice rememberance of your father. i remember my grandfather in the forty's lighting a butt every morning. always the same one. i don't think he ever had more than that one cigar. i never saw him with a new cigar. i wonder, when i lightup, if the act helps keep the memories alive.
Steve*R Offline
#9 Posted: Sat, Jul 28 2001, 10:45 AM EST
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As I said in an earlier post, I'm really eager to try the Acid natural. I'm intrigued at the thought of Syrian, Lebanese, etc. tobacco. I have to remind myself that the tastes in other parts of the world are very different from those in the U.S. I thought I'd die when I smoked my first Galois (ghal'wah) French cigarette. I thought for certain it was made of Marshal Petan's excrement. And the first time in an Arabic restaurant, smoking a hookah, my brains bubbled with that waterpipe. I had to slip the waiter a twenty to let me put some cigar tobacco in it instead of the camel fertilizer they were using. I'll try to remember to pass on a few thoughts when they arrive. Steve
jcrimmins Offline
#10 Posted: Sat, Jul 28 2001, 12:02 PM EST
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Cliff. I have one of the Natural Eggs in my humidor. It was gifted to me by the Great Slimboli. I'm actually scared to try it. It's a pretty cool looking cigar. People can't believe it when they come over. Maybe I'll work up the courage to light it someday. It's a good conversation piece.
Charlie Offline
#11 Posted: Sun, Jul 29 2001, 5:38 AM EST
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Acids are for the most part insect repellent as Steve claims the Lars to be! I have attempted to "enjoy" Acids on several occassions and found them most disturbing and damned stinky cigars! One man's cake is another man's poison or however the phrase goes! Charlie
mem7002 Offline
#12 Posted: Sun, Jul 29 2001, 7:59 AM EST
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My first cigar was a Prince Albert (if you can believe it)with the plastic filter tip. How embarrassing! It was given to me by my sister-in-law after my wedding! Now I'm happy to say I've introduced her to "real" cigars! In my constant evolving quest to find the perfect stogie, I'll admit to having tried Acid cigars. Sometimes I don't mind a flavored cigar, but these didn't do much for me. The oils were a little too much, but as has been said, each to his own!
tailgater Offline
#13 Posted: Mon, Jul 30 2001, 10:29 AM EST
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Those are some very nice stories about fathers and the memories that cigars bring. But Acids and Lars don't remind me of my father or grandfather, but rather of my fathers' aunts. No, they didn't smoke cigars, but their bridge club all wore the same over abundance of cheap perfume which I think was the inspiration for Lars Tetans...
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