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SLR · 11-08-2022, 05:15 AM

https://www.jrcigars.com/deals/best-...08po-03-60-001

smbauerllc · 11-08-2022, 05:42 AM

Have never tried any of the JR Alternates, or seen much discussion of them.

How are they?

Do they really taste like the cigar they are supposed to be mimicking, or different, but good cigars?

Thanks

I friggin love cigars

SLR · 11-08-2022, 05:47 AM

I don’t think they taste like the cigars they claim they taste like. I do find these cigars to be a decent cigar for the price. I enjoy them.

smbauerllc · 11-08-2022, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLR

I don’t think they taste like the cigars they claim they taste like. I do find these cigars to be a decent cigar for the price. I enjoy them.

Cool, thanks.
Will have to check them out.

I friggin love cigars

gumby · 11-08-2022, 05:16 PM

I always joked that the name meant that they were an alternative to a cigar.

smbauerllc · 11-10-2022, 08:16 AM

@gumby

Have you ever tried any?

If so, what do you think of them?

I friggin love cigars

BigO · 11-10-2022, 09:38 AM

They're factory seconds. I've smoked quite a few over the last 20 years. Are they perfect? Hardly. Are they a good value? Absolutely. They're cheap enough that you aren't risking much to try them.

gumby · 11-10-2022, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smbauerllc

@gumby

Have you ever tried any?

If so, what do you think of them?

I friggin love cigars

Yes, I tried a lot of them in my early cigar journey. In hindsight, one of my dad's sayings often comes to mind, "if it sounds to be to good to be true it probably is..."
But hey, enjoy what you smoke, that is what matters.

Husker · 11-12-2022, 12:03 PM

30 years or so ago Alts were the real McCoy. They were mostly rolled in the same factories as their namesakes with maybe not quite as good tobacco. ( sometimes with the same tobacco. Fuente made Fuente etc. You can read all about them in the old JR catalogs. Lew may have been the greatest BS'er in cigar history, but his stories about many things including the history of Alts were absolutely true.They were not seconds, they were deliberately made as alternates. Then came the mid-90's and the boom and things started changing. Today, G-d only knows who makes them or what their story is. When they came out until the early 20's, they were the best buy in the market. (Except some Connies)

Husker · 11-12-2022, 12:14 PM

Also, if I remember correctly, Lew claimed they were the number one selling brand of hand-rolled cigars in the U.S. back then.

11-08-2022, 05:15 AM	#1
SLR Charter Member Moderator Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: OC/LA Area, CA USA Posts: 15,520	JR Alts deal https://www.jrcigars.com/deals/best-...08po-03-60-001 __________________ Isaiah 53 LGBFJB BE AWAKE, NOT WOKE

11-08-2022, 05:47 AM	#3
SLR Charter Member Moderator Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: OC/LA Area, CA USA Posts: 15,520	I don’t think they taste like the cigars they claim they taste like. I do find these cigars to be a decent cigar for the price. I enjoy them. __________________ Isaiah 53 LGBFJB BE AWAKE, NOT WOKE

11-08-2022, 05:16 PM	#5
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,283	I always joked that the name meant that they were an alternative to a cigar. __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

11-10-2022, 09:38 AM	#7
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,764	They're factory seconds. I've smoked quite a few over the last 20 years. Are they perfect? Hardly. Are they a good value? Absolutely. They're cheap enough that you aren't risking much to try them. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

11-12-2022, 12:03 PM	#9
Husker Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Richmond, Texas 77406 USA Posts: 314	30 years or so ago Alts were the real McCoy. They were mostly rolled in the same factories as their namesakes with maybe not quite as good tobacco. ( sometimes with the same tobacco. Fuente made Fuente etc. You can read all about them in the old JR catalogs. Lew may have been the greatest BS'er in cigar history, but his stories about many things including the history of Alts were absolutely true.They were not seconds, they were deliberately made as alternates. Then came the mid-90's and the boom and things started changing. Today, G-d only knows who makes them or what their story is. When they came out until the early 20's, they were the best buy in the market. (Except some Connies) __________________ I'm not lazy, I'm just resting before I get tired Last edited by Husker; 11-12-2022 at 12:06 PM.

11-08-2022, 05:42 AM	#2
smbauerllc Friggin Tobacco Lover! Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Buffalo, WY Posts: 5,856	Have never tried any of the JR Alternates, or seen much discussion of them. How are they? Do they really taste like the cigar they are supposed to be mimicking, or different, but good cigars? Thanks I friggin love cigars

11-10-2022, 08:16 AM	#6
smbauerllc Friggin Tobacco Lover! Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Buffalo, WY Posts: 5,856	@gumby Have you ever tried any? If so, what do you think of them? I friggin love cigars

11-12-2022, 12:14 PM	#10
Husker Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Richmond, Texas 77406 USA Posts: 314	Also, if I remember correctly, Lew claimed they were the number one selling brand of hand-rolled cigars in the U.S. back then. __________________ I'm not lazy, I'm just resting before I get tired

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