I havn't the guts to smoke these and others like them, perhaps because they tend to be on display outside the humidor. That said, how do these smokes rate? Are any of them any good? Just curious...

I'm speechless .

Hold on, I need to catch my breath.

Ok, I'm ready. These "cigars" are terrible, stay away from them at all costs.

I believe the only use for these is for stoners to make blunts, i.e. bigger joints. Sorry had to pke a little fun at the question. But as stated above these are no good.

I don't know - a pineapple Phillies can be pretty good as a morning smoke . . .

Ok so a pineapple flavored White Owl or an apple flavored Black & Mild may be a little far fetched, but believe it or not these gas station cigars really aren’t all that bad. Just because they’re machine made and aren’t kept in a humidor doesn’t make them terrible. I love my imported, hand made cigars just as much as the next aficionado, but give them a try. Most of the people who knock these cigars have never even tried them before. Sure Phillie blunts are a favorite among joint rollers, but Cohibas and Montecristos are a favorite among mobsters, dictators, and corrupt businessmen.

ive smoked backwoods, black and milds (all flavors), phillies, white owls, duch masters, and garcia vegas when i was younger.......

they ALL suck, and a flavorless cigar i used to smoke, such as the macanundo, is better than all of them combined.....

Most of your aficionados will agree that this class of "cigar" is comparable to picking up a fresh dog turd from the lawn and smoking it.

HOWEVER...

To be completely honest and fair in this situation, you just need to realize that the tobaccos that are used in the making of such cigars are very low quality, and most are domestically grown. One of the biggest factors that play a role in the cultivation of the tobaccos used in premium cigars, whether they be cuban or not, is the climate and soil of the regions in which they are grown. Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and the like are all places with a very humid, tropical climate which is very beneficial to the tobacco in both growth and storage. Cuba, the motherland of tobacco, is in itself an island sized humidor. When you consider where domestic tobacco is grown, places such as the Connecticut river valley, which is in the cold and dry northeastern United States, it just isn't a very hospitable place to grow tobacco. So you end up with dried out, flavorless tobacco that in most cases gets minced up and rolled into Doral Menthol Lights, or a Swisher Sweet.

Fifty or more years ago many domestic short filler cigars were made in part, or whole with Cuban "clippings", and some were said to be pretty good. Currently, domestic short fillers are just pretty bad.

Cuba has it's own dog rockets - Guantanamera. But I'm telling you, if nothing else was left on this earth but Guantanamera, I would probably smoke them, while if I had the choice of only philies, swishers, and the like mentioned here, I'd rather quit smoking.
There is also a a little higher class of this type, with or without added flavoring, such as King Edwards, Justus van Maurik and a few others. There are a few in this category that I would prefer over Guantanamera if left without other choice. Still doggy stuff.

Anybody remember the Robert Burns "BlackWatch", came in metal tubes, three to a pack. I started on them in High School. I wonder if they are still made?

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Originally posted by SAXON9075:
Anybody remember the Robert Burns "BlackWatch", came in metal tubes, three to a pack. I started on them in High School. I wonder if they are still made?

They are very popular cigars.

When I was 9 my grandfather came to live with us because my grandmother passed away. Grandpa smoked White Owls which were made of cuban tobacco back then and called Clear Havanas. This was the first cigar I ever smoked back when I was about 11. (That's 50 years ago).

More people smoke Phillies, Dutch Masters, White Owl and other machine made "MASS MARKET" cigars than premium cigars. Mass market cigars are cheap, prepunched so you don't need a cutter and burn quickly so you can smoke a pack in a day. The nicotine buzz is still there but I must admit they taste like garbage

I actually like the Backwoods Wild Rum. There not too bad but I would rather have a nice quality hand rolled cigar like a Fuente Hemingway