Montecristo
#1
As is customary with the finest Cuban cigars, Montecristo No. 1 is made entirely by hand. The tobacco used in the filler, wrapper and binder is grown and processed in the Vuelta Abajo region, where the finest tobacco is found. Montecristo No. 1 is a long filler cigar, meaning that its filler is made from whole leaves. Combustibility is fair and the vitola burns evenly. This is a strong cigar with notes of cedar and tea. This basic aromatic panel is joined in the 1st third by notes of lemon, grape, apple, walnut, chocolate, vanilla, cream, black coffee and spice.
Description
MONTECRISTO
In July 1935, Alonso Menéndez purchased the Particulares Factory, makers of the popular Particulares brand and the lesser-known Byron. Immediately after its acquisition, he created a new brand named Montecristo. The name for the brand was inspired by the Alexandre Dumas, père novel The Count of Monte Cristo, which was supposedly a very popular choice among the torcedores (cigar rollers) in their factory to have read by the lector on the rolling floor. The nowfamous Montecristo logo, consisting of a triangle of six swords surrounding a fleurde-lis, was designed by John Hunter Morris and Elkan Co. Ltd., the brand’s British distributor.
Additional information
| Cigar Brand | Montecristo |
|---|---|
| Cigar Country | Cuba |
| Cigar Shapes | Lonsdale |