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Independence Day Is Cigar Day

Posted: 12:02 PM ET, July 03, 2007

Tomorrow is July 4, and I’m looking forward to it as always. My wife and young boy will be celebrating with friends at a cookout, and I can guarantee you that the day and night will include a bunch of great cigars.

Independence Day brings back fond memories of cookouts at friend’s houses, hot summer nights that always ended in the dead-end street where we took our spots to watch as the adults put down empty Michelob bottles and stuck in the wooden ends of bottle rockets, torching the fuses with lit cigarettes. We’d sit back and watch, ooh and ah at the homemade fireworks show, and chug a few too many sodas as our parents had a few too many beers. All the while the sweet smell of burning tobacco and spent fireworks seasoned the air, and every now and then we’d watch as someone walked out into the makeshift theater and laid out a new firework. When that person would run for the hills at full speed we knew it was going to be something big, and we held our ears accordingly.

So for those of you celebrating the Fourth, enjoy the day off with a few grand libations, char some meat on the grill and smoke a great cigar while you enjoy the fireworks. Happy Independence Day.

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User Name: Barry Kamen, NY Posted: 08:38 AM ET, July 04, 2007

Every July 4th since 1998 I have enjoyed an afternoon smoke, a Hemingway Masterpiece Maduro. Back in 1998 I was able to procure several boxes of these long dark smokes. I gave one box to a friend when he requested them for a wedding and I have smoked one box (they are boxes of 10). The one box that I have left is well aged and just covered with bloom. The dark brown, almost black wrappers really highlight that white salty appearence.. Enjoy the day Dave.

User Name: DAVE Savona Posted: 07:37 PM ET, July 04, 2007

Hemingway Masterpiece Maduros? Don't see those very often. Nice purchase Doc. This turned into quite the cigar day: new Cabaiguan Guapo on the golf course (story in next Cigar Insider) plus a Litto Gomez special, followed by an Oliva Serie V and a Padron Anniversary A at the barbecue.

User Name: Jose Blanco Posted: 10:04 AM ET, July 05, 2007

July 4th is a great day to smoke a cigar because its all about freedom,but do cigar smokers have it, I say no, I hope we are still allowed to smoke next year.

User Name: Matthew Caruso, Jersey Posted: 11:16 AM ET, July 06, 2007

What did you think of the Oliva Serie V, Dave? I am actually going to see a few of the Oliva people next thursday at Fume in Montclair and wanted your take, just for my knowledge.

User Name: DAVE Savona, New York Posted: 12:05 PM ET, July 06, 2007

That's a good point Jose.

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