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Originally Posted by altbiers
Thanks guys. I will try the famous nic3000 and see if they match up to the old series x. looks like some people claim they changed the blend. but for $2 a stick, worth a try.
BUT, if anyone finds some series X boxes, please let me know
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George..... Man, you missed me by four days!! Oliva sold their stock unbanded to Famous to avoid the "X" issue with AF. Famous put them up as the 3000's, and once it was found that these were the X's, they went fairly fast. I grabbed two boxes while others were grabbing half a dozen or more. Wish I had grabbed a dozen. They aged very, very well. I gave away a box in ones and twos over the last 5-6 years, and smoked the last one I had 4 days ago. It was still a great cigar, but had mellowed out significantly. I have half a dozen of the third or forth release of the 3000's (what ever the release was that first had bands on the sticks). There were NOT the originals, but reported to be the same blend (who really knows). PM me your addy, and I'll send you a couple of those and you can have them to compare to what you order from Famous (understanding that the ones I send will have 4-5?? year aging on them).