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AF 858 or 898
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Fubar69 Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Aug 19 2003, 10:09 AM EST
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Is there a difference? Some sights list the 8-5-8 and others list the 8-9-8...69
Penguin13 Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Aug 19 2003, 10:29 AM EST
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I thought the 8-9-8 was Ashton and the 8-5-8 was AF. I could be wrong though.

KC
JustDanD Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Aug 19 2003, 10:47 AM EST
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Try them both and you won't forget the difference.

898, as I recall, was first a designation of how the cigars were boxed. 8 on the bottom, 9 in the middle and 8 on the top. Those are the boxes with the rounded out centers.

Ashton has the line called the 898, a good cigar but not to my taste.

There is also a mfg of cigars made in Jamaica called 898.

I have absolutely NO idea why the 858 is called that, but it is a really good cigar.

My .02
Dan (JustDanD)
godfather1453406 Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Aug 19 2003, 11:16 AM EST
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Yea the Ashton is the 898 and the AF is the 858
Slimboli Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Aug 19 2003, 11:22 AM EST
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There is also a Partagas 898, that comes in either a varnished, or non-varnished box ...

... The Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 858's first two numbers signifies Patriarch Arturo Fuente's age when he passed away ... the remaining number -5- I have not been able to get a difinative answer on ...
Slimboli Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Aug 19 2003, 12:01 PM EST
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Oops again ... that should have been, "the remaining number -8-" not 5, in the numbers 858 ...
xibbumbero Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Aug 19 2003, 1:33 PM EST
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How many wives and chlidren did senior Fuente have? X
Slimboli Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Aug 19 2003, 1:35 PM EST
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LOL @ X ... the world may never know ... ;^)
xibbumbero Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Aug 19 2003, 4:19 PM EST
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My guess is 8,he he. X
gorob23 Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Aug 22 2003, 9:49 AM EST
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Slim the word I got was that it was the number 85 both right to left. ROb
Slimboli Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Aug 22 2003, 9:58 AM EST
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Now that makes a heck of a lot of sense!!!

Thanks for the info ...
bud451 Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Aug 22 2003, 10:00 AM EST
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Fuente will tell you for $858 dollars....LOL!

The real question is what does the "33" stands for on a bottle of Rolling Rock.
Penguin13 Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Aug 22 2003, 10:04 AM EST
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bud - http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_044

KC
bud451 Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Aug 22 2003, 10:43 AM EST
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Thanks KC...I've read most of the stories but didn't think there was a definate answer.
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