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To: clintonh8r
Now I light my Fuente Don Carlos Robustos with wooden matches.

The Don Carlos Robustos are a nice smoke - your taste is impeccable. I had the opportunity to acquire some genuine Montecristo Cubans in Cozumel recently, but resisted the urge because the Opus Xs I brought with me were so good.

50 posted on 06/08/2003 2:11:48 PM PDT by strela (Just shoot me now, 'cause I've done it all.)
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To: strela
The Cuban smokes aren't what they used to be, given drought, parasites, lack of good fertilizer and deteriorating manufacturing standards on Isla de Fidel. The best non-Cubans are just as good as Cubans, I believe.

I've tried many Opus X's, but can't say I enjoy them as much as the Don Carlos. Juan Sosa has told me he thinks the Don Carlos is the best cigar made, period. But it' all a matter of taste, which is what makes it such an interesting pursuit.

BTW, I like Jim Suckling. I think he's a good writer. I was a charter subscriber to CA, but let my subscription lapse a couple of years ago when it became more of a "lifestyle" magazine than a magazine about cigars.

53 posted on 06/08/2003 2:20:21 PM PDT by clintonh8r (You can have no better friend and no worse enemy than a US Marine.)
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To: strela
Opus X and Don Carlos Robustos...great cigars! I just finished a Fuente Hemingway Classic. My favorite.
55 posted on 06/08/2003 2:25:43 PM PDT by I got the rope
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