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Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut
$55.00 – $306.18Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut is a boutique cigar lover’s dream come true.
Enter this special White Vintage Connecticut edition in 2016 with a three country blend of fillers and binder encased in a US grown Ct. shade wrapper from 2008 and the bar becomes seriously raised! This is an extremely smooth smoke with an all encompassing bouquet of flavors that everyone enjoys. With attention to detail, all the tobacco in these grows on Montecristo’s company farms and is exclusive for these special cigars.
Blind Man’s Puff rates the Double Corona a respectable 91. Their description is still spot on. “I really enjoyed this cigar. I loved the peculiar first third that was able to undergo a metamorphosis into other complex flavors.” Without doubt, this Montecristo is a winner!
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: U.S. Connecticut Shade Vintage 2008
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Peru
Factory: Tabacalera de Garcia
Blender: Grupo de MaestrosSee all the Montecristo cigars available on The Cigar Thief HERE
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Montecristo Original
$244.09 – $411.04Montecristo Original is without a doubt one of this iconic brand’s best selling cigars.
With attention to detail, the masterfully blended Original’s selection of pure super premium Dominican fillers and binder of these wonderful cigars are encased in a near perfect USA grown Connecticut Shade wrapper. These beautiful vitolas yield a super smooth, medium bodied taste with just the right bit of spice letting you know their heritage.
To put it another way, garnering a 90 rating way back in 1998 by Cigar Aficionado, their perfect description still stands. ” A well-made cigar with a beautiful light brown wrapper. It has a rich, velvety smoke. Smooth, medium-bodied with sweet spices and hints of wood.” No doubt why smokers the world over have been enjoying these for over 25 years. With this in mind, if you haven’t tried one of these, you don’t know what you’re missing.
See all the Montecristo cigars available on The Cigar Thief HERE
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Montecristo Nicaragua
$258.18 – $300.92Montecristo Nicaragua is a collaboration between Rafael Nodal, head of product capability for Altadis U.S.A., and Master Blender A.J. Fernandez.
With attention to detail, this exceptionally fine cigar is expertly crafted in Nicaragua and made solely from vintage Nicaraguan tobacco. The result is a smooth tasting, medium bodied smoke that’s one of the best Montecristo makes.
No surprise Cigar Aficionado rates it an astounding 93. They did one even better by naming it their #10 cigar of 2018 proving the point even further. Their description of this beauty is spot on. “The balance of this cigar is undeniable, medium to full in body, resonating with the fine qualities of chocolate-covered espresso beans, rich woods and dried fruit.”
If you’re a fan of Montecristo and AJ Fernandez, this one should be in your humidor today! Enough said!
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