Rolled with a toothy Cameroon wrapper, the Montecristo Serie C is slightly sweet on the palate and loaded with flavor.

A brand like Montecristo requires very little introduction.  Since first appearing in Cuba just before the Second World War, this brand has developed a dedicated following that includes some of the most influential and famous personalities in history including world leaders and wealthy aristocrats. Today the brand is made in the Dominican Republic as well as Cuba and is as popular as ever.

The Serie C is a very unique line extension for Montecristo in that in utilizes a well balanced filler blend that includes some Peruvian tobacco and is finished with a Cameroon wrapper that gives this blend a unique and spicy coconut aroma and a dry finish.  Medium bodied with a moderate flavor, this cigar is perfect for those that prefer a cigar that is consistent and strait down the middle in terms of strength.

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The Cigar Rights of America web site is up and running ... and I read every word on the site and signed up immediately. I paid $30 for one year. You can join for multiple years at varying membership rates; but, I adopted a 'wait and see' approach.

I was hoping the program - what they intend to do; how they intend to do it would have been spelled out. It wasn't, but, I am sure, in short order it will be set down for all to see.

After all, if five percent (5%) of the approximately seven million (7,000,000) cigar smokers in America sign-up at $30 a head, the CRA will garner $10,500,000 in dues. I don't know what the fees paid by the retail tobacconists are or, for that matter, what cigar makers have paid, and will pay. But, there'll be a substantial amount of money available. I'm sure more will be done with it, to further the cause of smokers' rights, then just going to D.C. to have a smoke with Charlie Rangel (dem., NY) and his ilk.

Enrico Garzaroli

Cigar Review writer and traveler at large, Gary J. Arzt, sat down for an interview with Enrico Garzaroli: Hotelier, Wine Connoisseur, Raconteur, Bon vivante and Cigar Maker. Enrico Garzaroli founded the Graycliff Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas. For the sophisticated traveler, not seeking sand and sun on the lush beaches of the island, Graycliff has always been a secluded, elegant haven in Nassau proper.

With individually decorated rooms and suites, and lush gardens, the hotel offers some of the finest food available in Nassau and the Caribbean in general.

Garzaroli, a considerable physical presence, is, to put it simply, a man who appreciates and enjoys the finest things in life. So, it was natural that he would create his own cigar, one that would consistently satisfy his discriminating palate.

I sat in the gardens, at Graycliff, enjoying a ‘refresher course' on Grayliff cigars, Garzaroli and good living!

I’ve often passed Rothman’s 54th Street location, as it is around the corner from the St. Regis where I stay when in NYC, and it is down the block from Davidoff on Madison Avenue. Ergo, there can be no doubt it has an excellent location!

The restaurant, the second of the same name, began in 1907 in East Norwich, New York – a small town on Long Island, as an inn and tavern. The NYC location followed…albeit, some eighty years later.

Perhaps the rarest and highest rated brand in the world, the OpusX has a world-renowned reputation for quality and class. It is full bodied with a rich and robust flavor. The Fuente OpusX is one of the rarest cigars in the world. It is elusive to almost every smoker because of its limited production. Photo by Michael Sherwood of Stiletto Studios in Clearwater, FL.

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