Nat Sherman
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Nat Sherman is a brand of natural "luxury cigarettes", packaged and marketed to a higher-class clientele than most cigarettes. The company, headquartered in New York City, also sells cigars, pipe tobacco, and accessories. Nat Sherman has been selling tobacco since 1930. Nat Sherman is also one of the most famous cigar manufacturers in the United States having provided cigars to gentlemen's clubs throughout New York City for 75 years. The boxes of the company note that the headquarters are located on Fifth Avenue, New York City, and currently include, as well as a retail section, a smoking lounge, and is stocked with various memorabilia relating to the company's history.
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[edit] Varieties
- Naturals - available in mint and light versions; also available in king size
- Classic - king size, available in mint and light versions
- New York Cut - available in mint and light versions
- Black and Gold - black with gold leaf charcoal filter
- Fantasia lights - colored paper wrappings with gold leaf charcoal filter
- MCD - available in a light version
- A Hint Of Mint - mint flavor in filter
- A Touch of Clove - clove flavor in filter
- Cigaretellos - cigar-grade tobacco, unfiltered
- Havana Ovals - cigar-grade tobacco, unfiltered
Nat Sherman also carries pipe tobacco, cigars, and various smoking implements.
[edit] Popular culture
- Nat Sherman "Havana Ovals" are mentioned in the Achewood cartoon strip of April 15, 2003, referencing an apparently fictitious 1956 movie, "The Devils of Monte Carlo," in which the cigarettes are used to smuggle concealed lockpicks into a prison [1]
- The character of Samantha Gregory in the 1988 film Tapeheads is shown smoking a blue Fantasia during the party at the Mart mansion.
- Joan Collins' character in the 1980s soap Dynasty, Alexis Colby, was regularly seen smoking Nat Sherman cigarillos.
- Nat Sherman MCD's are mentioned in "The Devil's picnic" by Taras Grescoe. It's the brand the author and narrator uses to "get back to smoking".
- In the Peter Frampton song "Do You Feel Like We Do" there is a lyric "Champagne for breakfast, Nat Sherman in my hand".
- In Bernardo Bertolucci's film "The Dreamers" the main characters smoke red Nat Sherman Fantasias.
- In Michael Chabon's novel The Yiddish Policemen's Union, the character Willie Dick smokes black Nat Sherman's.
- In the 1970s series Kojak, Telly Savalas smoked Nat Sherman Non-Filter Cigaretellos when not sucking on a lollipop.
- Anjelica Huston's character in the film Life Aquatic is regularly seen smoking Nat Sherman MCD cigarettes.
[edit] References
- Nat Sherman's a Passion for Cigars: Selecting, Preserving, Smoking, and Savoring One of Life's Greatest Pleasures ISBN 0-8362-2182-6
