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ZINO PLATINUM SCEPTER PUDGE AND STOLL & WOLFE PENNSYLVANIA RYE
Born in 1906, Zino Davidoff founded a tobacco shop in Geneva, Switzerland that ran from 1936 to 1994 and later founded the international Davidoff Group in 1980. Today there are Davidoff locations across the United States, from New York to Las Vegas. This 4x50 Rothschild features an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper, Puruvian and three different Dominican fillers, and a Connecticut binder and is manufactured in the Dominican Republic. The smoke is earthy and creamy with a hint of hay notes. Together with the Stoll & Wolfe Rye, which is bold and spicy, the cigar mellows the spice bomb of the whiskey and highlights delicate notes of apple and cherry. The whiskey brings forth more of the creaminess of the cigar while muting the earthy hay flavors.
ESPINOSA CIGARS 601 RESERVA LIMITADA CONNECTICUT ROBUSTO AND 10TH STREET UNPEATED AMERICAN SINGLE MALT
Erik Espinosa had worked in the greater cigar industry since 1997 before deciding to start his own brand. The 601 line has now been around in the industry for more than a decade. This 5x50 Nicaraguan puro (meaning all the tobaccos come from the same country of origin) has notes of fresh cut hay before it’s bailed – similar to what you would expect with rye grass. When paired with the 10th Street unpeated American Single Malt whiskey, the whiskey brings out some creaminess in the cigar and a hint of cedar, while the cigar makes all the notes in the whiskey more bold – faint apple becomes ripe apple, while faint baking spices become strong notes of cinnamon and clove.
CLUB MACANUDO
26 E 63RD ST.
NEW YORK, NY 10065 CLUBMACANUDO.COM
If you happen to be on the lookout for an elegant place to have a lunch or dinner meeting and, with that, a cigar right in the heart of Manhattan without a membership requirement, Club Mac is a great option for you. It is important to note that there is a strict dress code for attendance here – collared shirts for men and no athletic wear or athletic shoes – as well as a cutting fee for those bringing in outside cigars. There’s a full bar and a full menu to choose from. But even if you just want to purchase a cigar and enjoy the lounge, there is an array of comfortable couches and chairs as well as televisions on which to watch all the sporting events. As you would expect the bar service is highly professional and the cocktails on offer are top notch. In addition to a full selection of Macanudo cigars, there are 130 brands offered including Cohiba, Partagas, La Gloria Cubana, Punch, and more as well as humidors and other cigar accessories for you to settle in and choose from while you’re there.