What Cigar(s) Is Clint Eastwood Smoking in Western

Ok, according to WikiAnswers:

Clint Eastwood said in a recent interview that he brought the cigars from the US & they were called "Virginians" & described them as a strong smoke that put him in a foul mood. He liked them cause the were long & skinny & he would chop them into thirds to fit in his pocket.

Traditional Toscani dry cured cigars (in the vein of DeNobili's) were my guess for a long time due to it being shot in Italy, but alas, this is not the case.

It has long been speculated that what he was smoking was the nub of a Marsh Wheeling cigar ( http://www.broadleafcigars.com/wheeling.htm ) which is probably the most period accurate smoke that you can still buy. They are a 7" x 34 ring smoke & can be considered hearty in comparison to other smokes of it's ilk.

I believe that Clint's "Virginian" brand smoke was any one of the million different Marsh Wheeling style knock off brands that was available in the 1960's. I can't find a google reference for it, so I am sure the brand is long dead & gone, but Wheeling's still exist if you want the experience.

Is anyone familiar with these at all?

[acarr]

You must have been watching AMC. I caught a couple of these today also.

Originally Posted by acarr

You must have been watching AMC. I caught a couple of these today also.

Yup, you guessed correctly. I dunno about you but whenever I come across one of these on tv I just end up watching.

Still, if anyone has any info on those cigars that I posted above I'd love to know more.

Cheers,
Rob

[bobarian]

There was a scene(Josie Wales, I think) where he bought a bunch while resupplying. I remember him grabbing a handful and they looked like they were about 6" which would be the size of the Wheeling Virginian. But the ones he always pulled from his pocket were much shorter.

Originally Posted by bobarian

There was a scene(Josie Wales, I think) where he bought a bunch while resupplying. I remember him grabbing a handful and they looked like they were about 6" which would be the size of the Wheeling Virginian. But the ones he always pulled from his pocket were much shorter.

Yeah, I do sort of remember that although I haven't seen the movie in a while.

I don't know how accurate the WikiAnswers post is but he claims that he brought them from the U.S. and cut them so they would fit in his pocket.

This is getting rather interesting.

Cheers,
Rob

[stinkie]

no1der. if you pm me your addy i will send you a 5er of marsh wheelings .



stinkie

Originally Posted by No1der

Ok, according to WikiAnswers:



Is anyone familiar with these at all?

I looked at the packaging of the ones you speak of and it is very similar to parodi cigars.
these cigars could have been sourced out to anyone. I think the original manufacturer OEMed them out to various outlets but the original is parodi.

I am smoking one right now. they are very distinctive and not like any non hand rolled cigar.

any comments on this?