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Originally Posted by The Poet
Josh, I'm a firm believer that there's no such thing as a "dumb" question, but there is such a thing as a vague one. You ask "what was popular in the '60s 70s . . .", then clarify you meant "hand rolled". Not only did the Cuban embargo begin in the early 60s, which would prohibit their "popularity" in the USA, but the "hand rolled" products from the Caribbean and Central America had not yet had a chance to develop, following the exiles who fled Cuba. So the big names in America during that time were mainly the Ybor City producers of cigars you (seemingly, anyway) do not even consider to actually BE cigars.
 , but that's my  , and certainly worth every penny. |
I'm sorry, I wasn't quite sure how I wanted to word this. I guess it does not matter if it was hand rolled or not. Just whatever was popular is what I was really wanting to know.
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Originally Posted by bobarian
This is an incorrect premise. While these may be popular boutique brands they are far, far from the most popular hand rolled cigars on todays market. Until very recently the best selling brand of premium hand rolled cigars was Macanudo. The Acid line from Drew Estates also out sells the brands listed.
The Cohiba line of Cuban cigars was not rolled for commercial release until 1984. The non-Cuban versions came after that. |
You're right Bobarian, I was just mentioning some brands that I noticed had a good following here at CA. You would know better than I would what is or was popular. Thanks for the info