Gifted by a friend.
Location: This review was made indoors in Mellgrens cigar lounge.
Information:
Montecristo is a current pre-Revolution brand, established in 1935.
The main range comprises medium to full-strength cigars.
All tobacco aged two years.
Dress Box of 10 cigars.
Size: 6.1×55, Robusto Extra (Maravillas No.3).
Wrapper: Milk chocolate, oily and silky-smooth with tiny veins.
Construction: Firm even feel when lightly squeezed.
Cold draw: Cedarwood.
1st third: Starts with a walnut and cacao combo with a oakwood note in the background.
2nd third: Keeps the flavours.
Burn: Burns a little bit wonky, with a stable and firm gray ash. Had to retouch it with the lighter, to keep it from burning to wonky.
Smoke: Light smoke, with a medium heat feel on the tongue and a light draw.
3rd third: No changes.
Duration: 15:20-17:00, 1h 40min.
Conclusion: A medium bodied cigar with a medium strength profile.
Result: In my book this is an 88 point cigar.
/Cigar Reviewer André