Montecristo (Cuba)
No. 2, 6 1/8x52

Review by Pat Scanga
March 17, 1998

Price: $35.00 CDN

Overall Rating: Did I Like the cigar? It was GREAT!

One of my favorite cigars. Very well made (since very few rollers are skilled enough to roll a figurado).


Appearance and Presentation
Wrapper Color:Maduro
Wrapper Surface:Oily
Vieny/Smooth:Fairly Smooth
Overal Wrapper Rating:Beautiful
Construction:Soft
Overall Packaging:Very Appealing
Cap Construction:Good
Ease of Cutting:Good

Lighting and Burning
Initial Burning:Perfectly Cocentric
Burn at halfway:Fairly Even
Burn at 75%:Fairly Even
When burning in ash tray:Good
Required Relighting?:No
Ash Color:Grey
Ash Hardness:Solid

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

Taste
Opinion:Best Taste Ever!
Body:Full
Quality:Smooth
Flavors Detected:Sweet, Spicey, Peppery, Cocoa
Aged:Yes, for 1 1/2 years
Aroma:Very Good

Return to HOME PAGE.