Honestly, is my taste experience limited or is there just nothing better than a Montecristo #2?

For an everyday smoke I will come clean and say this is too pricey for me, but this is the weekend and my local store had them on sale in 3-packs for $24.00.

So here I sit wondering if it gets better than a cold beer on the porch with a #2 burning.

Best part is you can disagree and with every puff I take it matters less and less.

Cheers

A Montecristo #2 is a CC. Do you mean a Montecristo White Belicoso #2? I'm not trying to be a be a snoob, but I'm confused my the title of the thread lol.

Perhaps I am confused. The package says Montecristo #2 and is Dominican I believe.

Torpedo shaped cigar with the typical brown MC label.

Nope, you're fine, I was the one confused. There is a NC Monte 2, it's just such a common CC's, I thought perhaps you titled the thread wrong or something lol.

I was confused as well. I have never had that line, only the white and platinum. white was ok and it was the belicoso. Platinum was pretty awful IMO.

Agreed. The Dominican Monte range is pretty uninspiring. Wanna try something closer to a Cuban Monte #2? Two words: Tatuaje Unico.

CC #2 is outstanding. Do they label the NC and CC the same? Brown semi-glossy band?

yes, it does get much, much better than a dominican monte....at least for me.

give me a padron, a glass of crown, and some sinatra in my living room and i'm in heaven.

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Originally posted by kuruma:
CC #2 is outstanding. Do they label the NC and CC the same? Brown semi-glossy band?

The bands are similar but different. Both brown with white letters. The Cuban is less glossy and says Habana. The Dominican has initials in a script font in the same place.

I had my first Cuban MC #2 a few weeks ago from a Sep 06 sampler of 5. It was nice but needs more aging. Also bought a box of Nov 06 and will age these for at least a year. Now I have smoked the Dominian Monte (#1) and here is what I have to say in favor of it. Taste-wise it is pleasant but nothing exceptional. Perfect for newer smokers. Additionally, it looks great and all five I smoked have burned evenly and hold their ash extremely well. So, you can walk around with one at a cocktail party (assuming the host lets you smoke inside)without worrying about the humiliation of a crooked burn or dropping ash on someone's oriental rug. And there is much to be said for that. I mean, I prefer the taste of La Gloria Cubana, but the ash flakes all over the place. On my own porch, fine, but in a social setting, not cool.