I received this package today and decided to try one.
These cigars had a slightly oily wrapper and were medium reddish brown, and construction is perfect. Not too dark, but not too light. Box code: MCS ABR 07
This is a great smoke out of the box, with good leather and cream over tones, and a nice long finish. The cigar builds up to a mild spice finish, but never loses the leather or cream.
The burn was very even and did not have to be touched up or relit, and the ash was white. Pared with a blonde La Fin Du Monde beer from Quebec. Probably the best Canadian I have ever tasted. Period.
The draw was a bit tight and I had to clip about 1/2 inch off the cap to get the draw that I liked. Overall a great cigar and smoked this one to the nub.
I highly recommend the Monti #1 to folks who like the Monti #4. I plan to let the rest sleep for a few years, and I expect they will age very well.
Rating 92/93 (would have been higher if the draw was better)
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Nice review and nice sounding cigar. Are you saying that fans of the #4 should try the #1 because you find them similar? I've never had a #1 but like the #4. Sometimes the #4 just seems to end too soon so if they had a similar profile, the #1 would be nice for the times you wanted a longer smoke.
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Great review SC. Interesting point about the no.1 and no.4, which are my two favourite montes. I find these gain a lot more of the montecristo coffee and cream flavour with a bit of age and lose some of the heavier 'leather' flavours.
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Originally posted by JWeb: Nice review and nice sounding cigar. Are you saying that fans of the #4 should try the #1 because you find them similar? I've never had a #1 but like the #4. Sometimes the #4 just seems to end too soon so if they had a similar profile, the #1 would be nice for the times you wanted a longer smoke.
Yes JWeb,
The #1 is basically about 1.5" longer than a #4 and the same gauge (42).
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Originally posted by kechke: Nice cigars! Did you expirience any wrapper urnraveling with that much clipping? When ever I cut that much the liquid pectin bottle needs to be used.
Oh yeah, your patio might need to have sand between the pavers to eliminate the weed growth between them
No unravelling. I was impressed.
Yea I have some patio work to do. Don't remind me. My wife does that very well.
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Good observations - I too find the 1 and 4 rather similar in taste. The 3 is a bit better in terms of flavour but this could be due to rolling and tobacco quality which is the achilles heel of MC's. The reak dark horse is the tubo which is in a class by itself.
My favorite Monte-it has the "classic" Monte flavor. Have some from the 80s and 90s which are excellent (although one box is musty). I find the tubos to taste the same as the #1s and they store/age much better because of the tubes.
Poor old Monte #1's. You check in with your vendor, and he has ELs and RE's and other cigars you want and old Monte #1 just keeps getting pushed to the back of the line. I now know why Montecristo is the largest selling brand in the world. The poster above said it perfectly, a LITTLE bit of age and the mystery of Montecristo is revealed. In the first year you can get a tannic taste of creosote, or leather, perhaps, I never got that flavor concept. But once that wears off, you have decades of the most original and delicious flavor. Very difficult to resist the Montecristo. #1's are my favorite size in the portfolio, I just like a lonsdale, but my largest stock in Monte is the #5. And of course the 2's are great, but once you get past the hype, a 5 or a 1 will do everytime.
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The Monte 1 is as straight forward and clear example of a Cuban cigar as any... Many people give the nod to the Monte 4, but I think that the 1 has a lot more complexity and is a nice smoke. Also, I think you'll find more construction problems with the Monte 4 because it is the most produced Cuban cigar and they say the most popular in the world...so in terms of production, everyone rolls it (a "mareva"), and mostly the more novice rollers. The Monte 1, however, requires a bit more talent.
If it weren't for cigars in the corona gorda range, it would be a great every-day smoke. Nothing spectacular, but certainly nothing to sneeze at either. Just a good, solid, middle of the road, cigar. It is prone to being rolled too tight, however, because it takes some talent on the part of the roller to make sure the tobacco has room to settle given the length of the cigar.
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Originally posted by ryj7x47: The Monte 1 is as straight forward and clear example of a Cuban cigar as any... Many people give the nod to the Monte 4, but I think that the 1 has a lot more complexity and is a nice smoke. Also, I think you'll find more construction problems with the Monte 4 because it is the most produced Cuban cigar and they say the most popular in the world...so in terms of production, everyone rolls it (a "mareva"), and mostly the more novice rollers. The Monte 1, however, requires a bit more talent.
If it weren't for cigars in the corona gorda range, it would be a great every-day smoke. Nothing spectacular, but certainly nothing to sneeze at either. Just a good, solid, middle of the road, cigar. It is prone to being rolled too tight, however, because it takes some talent on the part of the roller to make sure the tobacco has room to settle given the length of the cigar.
My point exactly-with Montecristo not having a regular production corona gordo, the #1 is my "go-to" Monte (although the Edmundos are creeping up fast!!!).
