Montecristo (Cuba)
No. 5 (Perla), 4.0x40

Review by Bernie
March 18, 1998

Price: US $7.50

Overall Rating: Did I Like the cigar? Yes

Very nice short smoke, flavourful & balanced. Spice & pepper notes are not powerful. More rounded taste can be expected with further 2 months aging. Choose boxes with the JM chop for darker wrappers which will age better and yet not lose too much flavour.


Appearance and Presentation
Wrapper Color:Light Tan
Wrapper Surface:Dry with light oil sheen
Vieny/Smooth:Fairly Smooth
Overal Wrapper Rating:OK
Construction:Hard
Overall Packaging:Nice
Cap Construction:Good
Ease of Cutting:Good

Lighting and Burning
Initial Burning:Fairly Even
Burn at halfway:Fairly Even
Burn at 75%:Fairly Even
When burning in ash tray:Good
Required Relighting?:Yes
Ash Color:Dark Grey
Ash Hardness:Cracky

Construction
Initial Draw:Perfect
Draw at 25%:Perfect
Draw at 50%:Perfect
Draw at 75%:Perfect
Wrapper Stayed Intact?Yes

Taste
Opinion:Great
Body:Med-Full
Quality:Smooth
Flavors Detected:Spicey, Peppery
Aged:No
Aroma:Good

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