Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Amish Cigars Part 4: Dutch Maid



Dutch Maid Cigars are constructed of Connecticut broadleaf wrappers & binders surrounding imported & domestic fillers. They are machine made with, I assume, short filler, and measure 5 1/2" x 47. The taste is a combination of mild Connecticut and sharp Pennsylvania tobacco flavors. It reminds me of a Muniemaker Dark Maduro, but with a little more oomph. This is a nice cigar.

Photo: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Tobacco graded and ready for packing on Amish FSA (Farm Security Administration) client's farm, 1942 (John Collier/Library of Congress).

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