Hello everyone. I recently noticed a lot of buzz circling around the interwebs in regards to cheroots cigars: what's a cheroot? which is the "best" cheroot? And which cheroot did Clint Eastwood smoke in his spaghetti western films? Look no further, I got you gentlemen covered.
1. A cheroot is a cigar with both open ends. They're typically pre- cut with a loosen foot( tobacco lightly protruding ). Cheroot is actually a French word which is pronounced as "Sher-oot". If you couldn't tell, Cheroots are extremely popular Western films. Popular actors such as client Eastwood, tend to be seen smoking them, amplifying their rough "macho" appearance. They got me sold! Growing up, All I wanted to be was a cheroot smokin cowboy lol. Cheroot leaf wrappers are typically dark and should be either Spanish or American leaf grown. Most recently, Sumatra wrappers are commonly used to make cheroots but Sumatras aren't American nor Spanish, they're Indonesian lol.
Cheroots are mostly thin, a ring gauge around 28-32. Most cheroots are around 3inches to 4 inches in length and Most cowboys of yesteryear used to hand roll them before heading on their next adventure, so they should be"rough looking" in appearances. The tobacco should be American grown( Kentucky /Tennessee ) or a mix of American and Hispanic tobaccos. Cheroots should be a "quick smoke" lasting only a few minutes, hence: their shortened size In length. In any case, they're very enjoyable to smoke with tones of flavor sure to please any cowboy!
2. Currently, cheroots now come in a large array of flavors, colors and sizes etc etc. But to keep things authentic, let's just stick to the basics as mentioned above. As far as their strength profiles, they range anywhere between mild to full flavored. Smoking either strength is purely subjective. Unfortunately, there's many companies that poorly manufacture cheroots. These cheroots are commonly found at your local gas stations and grocery stores. Just to name a few brands that make these cheap poor quality cheroots are: Game, Backwoods, Zig Zag, Swisher Sweets and Owl. Cheroots and cigars in general, should always be made with high quality tobacco and wrappers for rich enjoyable flavor to discover its pleasing aroma and delicious notes on your pallet. They should be rolled without additives/chemicals to override its horrible taste. You'll find lots of manufactures that market their cheroots/ cigars with sweetened flavors like: candy sour apple flavors, cherry, piña colada, chocolate etc etc etc...It's all garbage. Tobacco is not naturally grown to taste like my daughters piñata candy filler! I don't prefer to smoke chemicals thank you.
There's a few other companies that make horrible cheroots: Bandidos and Ugly Coyote are horrible as well. I ordered a bale of bandidos ( 60 count cheroots for around $40) from a certain well known reputable online shop. Once they arrived, I noticed they come in a burlap sack....this was a little alarming. After inspection, I found lots of burlap fibers that covered my cheroots, at the time I didn't think much of this so I just blew them off and smoked it. After having smoked 3 cheroots, One cheroot in particular had a sharp harsh flavor to it ....then the flavor immediately transitioned to a very nasty aroma with a disgusting tart taste. I knew something was wrong so i put it out and ripped it open. I found a long burlap string in my cheroot!! Yuck! I smoked burlap!!!!!! This is unacceptable and dangerous!
I opened a few more and noticed that the vast majority of these bandidos were contaminated with burlap strings/fibers. I reached out to the website where i bought them( thompson cigars)and they refunded my money. But the mystery remains....where in the F#ck are Bandidos made? There isn't anything online to identity their location, they don't have a website, they don't have any forms of contact info. Someone needs to be held accountable whoever makes Bandidos! Also, Thompson and other "reputable" cigar websites needs to start ensuring their suppliers are creating a safe and clean product before they sell them to the public! If we're smoking and spending good money on cigars, we have a right to know if manufactures keep their productions with high standards of safety and quality. For all we know, Bandidos are made in hidden basement full of 7 year olds getting paid 5 cents an hour lol. Now as for Ugly Coyote cheroots, they just suck. They smell like hay, they're not "mild" as advertised since they're very spicy/full flavored and they are very delicate. The wrapper is dry and flaky. They burn hot to touch and fast.
Kentucky fire cured are an acquired taste, they are very stiff and tend to be on the spicier / full flavored side of the spectrum. Companies like Avanti, di nobili, parodi etc etc make these cheroots authentic to the original concept. They are fairly readily available, you should find them at your local drug stores and or at Wal-Mart. The only down sides are: they have a distinct aroma to them...because They are indeed fire cured, they smell like "Grilled meat". I personally don't mind Kentucky fired cured cheroots but everyone who comes within 20ft in contact with me after having smoked one, says " you smell like you just came from a cook out". For this reason b Kentucky fire cured are not my everyday smoke. I personally think Victor Sinclair's cheroots are an excellent choice for cheroots! You get great quality all around and they sell them for around $40 for a hundred count..yes a box of 100 mild 4inch X 30 Cheroots for $40!
A few more excellent choices for cheroots are: J. Fuegos " Overruns". J. Fuego is a huge respected cigar company. They collect their " run offs" PREMIUM high quality tobacco and make a cheroots! Genius!! For a 50 count at around $44! Very creamy, mild and wonderful aroma.
You boys should also look into a company called Ole Shanadoah. You can pick up these cheroots for a 40 count at around $20! They are made with a maduro wrapper and high quality medium strength American harvested tobaccos from the Appalachian hills.
3. Now as far as which cheroot did Clint Eastwood smoked in his western films? Answer: Kentucky fire cured cheroots. It was also rumoured that clint didn't not enjoy fire cured cheroots. Apparently, he enjoyed cheroots that were more on the mild side but only smoked the fire cured on set to fulfill his role as the " rough tough" looking cowboy that smokes harsh fire cured cigars. Again, Avanti, parodi, tuscanos, dinobili and a company called Kentucky Cheroots make excellent Fire Cured cheroots but be forewarned....it's an acquired taste because of their harshness and aroma.
Best of Luck boys. Reach out if you have any recommendations or comments. Peace!✌
1. A cheroot is a cigar with both open ends. They're typically pre- cut with a loosen foot( tobacco lightly protruding ). Cheroot is actually a French word which is pronounced as "Sher-oot". If you couldn't tell, Cheroots are extremely popular Western films. Popular actors such as client Eastwood, tend to be seen smoking them, amplifying their rough "macho" appearance. They got me sold! Growing up, All I wanted to be was a cheroot smokin cowboy lol. Cheroot leaf wrappers are typically dark and should be either Spanish or American leaf grown. Most recently, Sumatra wrappers are commonly used to make cheroots but Sumatras aren't American nor Spanish, they're Indonesian lol.
Cheroots are mostly thin, a ring gauge around 28-32. Most cheroots are around 3inches to 4 inches in length and Most cowboys of yesteryear used to hand roll them before heading on their next adventure, so they should be"rough looking" in appearances. The tobacco should be American grown( Kentucky /Tennessee ) or a mix of American and Hispanic tobaccos. Cheroots should be a "quick smoke" lasting only a few minutes, hence: their shortened size In length. In any case, they're very enjoyable to smoke with tones of flavor sure to please any cowboy!
2. Currently, cheroots now come in a large array of flavors, colors and sizes etc etc. But to keep things authentic, let's just stick to the basics as mentioned above. As far as their strength profiles, they range anywhere between mild to full flavored. Smoking either strength is purely subjective. Unfortunately, there's many companies that poorly manufacture cheroots. These cheroots are commonly found at your local gas stations and grocery stores. Just to name a few brands that make these cheap poor quality cheroots are: Game, Backwoods, Zig Zag, Swisher Sweets and Owl. Cheroots and cigars in general, should always be made with high quality tobacco and wrappers for rich enjoyable flavor to discover its pleasing aroma and delicious notes on your pallet. They should be rolled without additives/chemicals to override its horrible taste. You'll find lots of manufactures that market their cheroots/ cigars with sweetened flavors like: candy sour apple flavors, cherry, piña colada, chocolate etc etc etc...It's all garbage. Tobacco is not naturally grown to taste like my daughters piñata candy filler! I don't prefer to smoke chemicals thank you.
There's a few other companies that make horrible cheroots: Bandidos and Ugly Coyote are horrible as well. I ordered a bale of bandidos ( 60 count cheroots for around $40) from a certain well known reputable online shop. Once they arrived, I noticed they come in a burlap sack....this was a little alarming. After inspection, I found lots of burlap fibers that covered my cheroots, at the time I didn't think much of this so I just blew them off and smoked it. After having smoked 3 cheroots, One cheroot in particular had a sharp harsh flavor to it ....then the flavor immediately transitioned to a very nasty aroma with a disgusting tart taste. I knew something was wrong so i put it out and ripped it open. I found a long burlap string in my cheroot!! Yuck! I smoked burlap!!!!!! This is unacceptable and dangerous!
I opened a few more and noticed that the vast majority of these bandidos were contaminated with burlap strings/fibers. I reached out to the website where i bought them( thompson cigars)and they refunded my money. But the mystery remains....where in the F#ck are Bandidos made? There isn't anything online to identity their location, they don't have a website, they don't have any forms of contact info. Someone needs to be held accountable whoever makes Bandidos! Also, Thompson and other "reputable" cigar websites needs to start ensuring their suppliers are creating a safe and clean product before they sell them to the public! If we're smoking and spending good money on cigars, we have a right to know if manufactures keep their productions with high standards of safety and quality. For all we know, Bandidos are made in hidden basement full of 7 year olds getting paid 5 cents an hour lol. Now as for Ugly Coyote cheroots, they just suck. They smell like hay, they're not "mild" as advertised since they're very spicy/full flavored and they are very delicate. The wrapper is dry and flaky. They burn hot to touch and fast.
Kentucky fire cured are an acquired taste, they are very stiff and tend to be on the spicier / full flavored side of the spectrum. Companies like Avanti, di nobili, parodi etc etc make these cheroots authentic to the original concept. They are fairly readily available, you should find them at your local drug stores and or at Wal-Mart. The only down sides are: they have a distinct aroma to them...because They are indeed fire cured, they smell like "Grilled meat". I personally don't mind Kentucky fired cured cheroots but everyone who comes within 20ft in contact with me after having smoked one, says " you smell like you just came from a cook out". For this reason b Kentucky fire cured are not my everyday smoke. I personally think Victor Sinclair's cheroots are an excellent choice for cheroots! You get great quality all around and they sell them for around $40 for a hundred count..yes a box of 100 mild 4inch X 30 Cheroots for $40!
A few more excellent choices for cheroots are: J. Fuegos " Overruns". J. Fuego is a huge respected cigar company. They collect their " run offs" PREMIUM high quality tobacco and make a cheroots! Genius!! For a 50 count at around $44! Very creamy, mild and wonderful aroma.
You boys should also look into a company called Ole Shanadoah. You can pick up these cheroots for a 40 count at around $20! They are made with a maduro wrapper and high quality medium strength American harvested tobaccos from the Appalachian hills.
3. Now as far as which cheroot did Clint Eastwood smoked in his western films? Answer: Kentucky fire cured cheroots. It was also rumoured that clint didn't not enjoy fire cured cheroots. Apparently, he enjoyed cheroots that were more on the mild side but only smoked the fire cured on set to fulfill his role as the " rough tough" looking cowboy that smokes harsh fire cured cigars. Again, Avanti, parodi, tuscanos, dinobili and a company called Kentucky Cheroots make excellent Fire Cured cheroots but be forewarned....it's an acquired taste because of their harshness and aroma.
Best of Luck boys. Reach out if you have any recommendations or comments. Peace!✌
