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on63 Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, Nov 1 2009, 4:11 AM EST
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Last time I smoked one of these was back in college when a buddy handed me a Al Capone cognac flavored little cigar. So winter is around the corner and I'm thinking of trying a few different dry cured cigars. Anyone know if the Villiger Export or Paroddi or any of the other brands are smokeable? Is the Villiger Export a dry cured cigar? Any help would be appreciated.
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#2 Posted: Sun, Nov 1 2009, 4:32 AM EST
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villiger is dry cured and short filler but made with cuban tobacco, or mostly cuban i believe. strong little smoke but i like them.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#3 Posted: Sun, Nov 1 2009, 4:32 AM EST
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The Villagers I tried were smokeable, but that's all they were. They weren't bad, they weren't good, the were just there. They had flavor, just nothing memorable. Not sure if they are dry cured, but the ones I had, each individual cigar came in a hermetically sealed sleve.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#4 Posted: Sun, Nov 1 2009, 4:33 AM EST
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RE #2

Maybe the ones available in Switzerland. The ones they sell here don't have any Cuban tobacco in them.
on63 Offline
#5 Posted: Sun, Nov 1 2009, 7:21 AM EST
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Yeah just looking for a dry cured cigar for a quick 5 to 10 min smoke out in the snow n wind. Has to be dry cured as I think they are more durable out in the environment. The Villigers are on order. Anyone else?
critter2 Offline
#6 Posted: Sun, Nov 1 2009, 7:31 AM EST
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the swiss come in 5 packs/tissue wrapped. they are dry cured and just checked-they are cuban tobacco but more like floor sweepings than mixed filler-very strong but not complex
on63 Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Nov 2 2009, 5:40 AM EST
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C'mon you closet dry cured smokers. I know you're out there!!! Won a box of the little irish cigars. I hope they're smokeable.
jojoc Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Nov 2 2009, 6:12 AM EST
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can't help with the dry cured question, but I found the Oliva O and G Tins to be a decent winter smoke. I believe they are tins of 5. As I recall from last winter, each one last 15 min. or so for me. The held up well to the snow, wind, cold etc.
on63 Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, Nov 2 2009, 6:15 AM EST
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Yeah I had them last year, thanx jojoc. I'm really intent on trying these dry ciagars that dont need humidification. Only if I had time I'd drive down to one of Lew's stores and try them all because I know for sure they have all that garbage.
DrewEstate Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Nov 6 2009, 6:33 AM EST
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what happen to 5 vegas shortys?
bpuls Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Nov 6 2009, 6:35 AM EST
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Are Toscani de Noblis dry cured? smoke em they'll make you look like Clint Eastwood. (and they'll make ya dizzy so watch out!!)
Rut-Ro! Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Nov 6 2009, 8:30 AM EST
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My grandfather smoked De Nobili Toscani all his life. He was an italian immegrant and always had a box or two on his staircase at home and grabbed three or four packs every morning before going out the door.

De Nobili cigars are produced in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. Originating in 1896, these distinctive, dry-cured cigars are machine-made with a mellow, medium-bodied blend of 100% dark-fire-cured Kentucky and Tennessee tobaccos.
bpuls Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Nov 6 2009, 9:22 AM EST
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You can get em at any drugstore in the long sticks
(which i always cut in half, or the pack of however many that have already been cut)
on63 Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Nov 6 2009, 1:10 PM EST
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Ok here's what I've tried so far.

DeNobili Popular- not too bad

DeNobili King- not too good but not that bad

villiger Export- strong. Definitely felt the extra nicotine. Crappy aroma. I have a whole lotta these.

Villiger Export Maduro- better aroma than the natural. Smoother...I think...

I think I've concluded my investigation on dry cured cigars. I can't take it anymore.
hoyodude Offline
#15 Posted: Sun, Nov 8 2009, 3:15 AM EST
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If you HAVE to smoke anything you might find behind the drugstore or 7/11 counter, skip the dry cured smokes altogether - you won't find one that's worth a crap - and go straight to those little bagged cigars called Backwoods. Skip any of the creepy fruity flavors and go with the regular line like "Wild and Mild". These ugly little suckers will never win any awards for flavor, burn or appearance but they are surprisingly smokeable, even pleasant, in a pinch.

My go-to "better-than-nothin" smoke. Usually when fishing or hunting.
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#16 Posted: Sun, Nov 8 2009, 3:40 AM EST
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had some from italy. forgetable flavor.
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