Maybe I am a snob. My basic opinion on just about all nc that has cc name is your paying for the cc name with much lower quality tobacco. I was more inexperienced with ccs at that time but I feel it still holds true. Now I have had some nc montes and such and they are not bad cigars but taste like more budget friendly tobacco compared to what they are charging for them. Should cc ever become legal general tobacco is screwed! I also hate how much shelf space they get in B&Ms and liqour store humidors. I think the only ncs in this category I would consider would be something blended by someone like AJ.

My 2 cents