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Montecristo No4
Size - 129 x 42
Smoke Time - 1 Hour
Date Unknown, Gift
Appearance: The wrapper was medium brown (colorado/colorado maduro) in colour, and was not very smooth looking at all. It was slightly rough with some light veins, and looked aged, which for me was a characteristic Montecristo finish.
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Construction: Was good, firm to touch with minimal resistance when compressed, hardly any sponginess at all. It had no tight spots and smoked with a nice even burn from start to finish with no relights required. The draw was good which produced lots of smoke and was definitely one of Monte's better, constructed cigars.
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Flavour: Pre-draw i could taste mixed spices mainly pepper and nutmeg, hints of honey and leather topped with a nice sweet cedar ending.
The first third started off very smooth, with hints of sweet cedar wood, and lots of leather and earthy tones too. After a few puffs some progressive flavours of mild tangy fruit, spice and hints of black pepper started to come through, not too strong but enough to get my taste buds moving.
Into the second third it started with lots more cedar, leather, and spicy peppercorn with hints of clove, which then soon shifted again into a sweet mode with lots of honey and caramel, with overtones of coffee and cocoa too, the cigar was really putting out some great flavours. Most surprising to me was towards the very end of the second third, when i was hit with amazing flavours of fruity wine, that lasted for a few draws, which was absolutely superb.
That only lasted for a few minutes, and i was into the final third, lots more leather and spicy flavours of clove and pepper, with the odd note of toasted coffee beans and some unexpected dry fruit which was filling the room with a wonderful aroma . Almost down to the nub, i was hoping what was left, would never end as the flavours were really good, some slight bitterness but i did'nt mind as it ended with some wonderful notes of coffee and a twist of aniseed to finish off.
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Overall: This cigar was very complex for a smaller stick, and gave me a wide variety of strong and sweet flavours. It had a superb draw from start to finish, and produced a good amount of creamy white smoke and held an almost fully white ash throughout the cigar. I find this monte no4 was towards the higher end of a medium bodied cigar, very aromatic and for me was an example of what can be produced when you want that distinctive montecristo flavour. Note the consistency in production for this brand can range anywhere between very poor and excellent. I have had a few bad monte no4's and i would put this down to demand, "quantity over quality", however don't be put off, as one of my best smokes was a monte no4, and they can still produce some of the tastiest sticks out there. This one was an excellent cigar indeed, and that is why i will always have some in my humi....
Thank you SmokinE
Size - 129 x 42
Smoke Time - 1 Hour
Date Unknown, Gift
Appearance: The wrapper was medium brown (colorado/colorado maduro) in colour, and was not very smooth looking at all. It was slightly rough with some light veins, and looked aged, which for me was a characteristic Montecristo finish.
Snapshot_20120320.JPGSnapshot_20120320_7.JPG
Construction: Was good, firm to touch with minimal resistance when compressed, hardly any sponginess at all. It had no tight spots and smoked with a nice even burn from start to finish with no relights required. The draw was good which produced lots of smoke and was definitely one of Monte's better, constructed cigars.
Snapshot_20120320_10.JPGSnapshot_20120320_17.JPG
Flavour: Pre-draw i could taste mixed spices mainly pepper and nutmeg, hints of honey and leather topped with a nice sweet cedar ending.
The first third started off very smooth, with hints of sweet cedar wood, and lots of leather and earthy tones too. After a few puffs some progressive flavours of mild tangy fruit, spice and hints of black pepper started to come through, not too strong but enough to get my taste buds moving.
Into the second third it started with lots more cedar, leather, and spicy peppercorn with hints of clove, which then soon shifted again into a sweet mode with lots of honey and caramel, with overtones of coffee and cocoa too, the cigar was really putting out some great flavours. Most surprising to me was towards the very end of the second third, when i was hit with amazing flavours of fruity wine, that lasted for a few draws, which was absolutely superb.
That only lasted for a few minutes, and i was into the final third, lots more leather and spicy flavours of clove and pepper, with the odd note of toasted coffee beans and some unexpected dry fruit which was filling the room with a wonderful aroma . Almost down to the nub, i was hoping what was left, would never end as the flavours were really good, some slight bitterness but i did'nt mind as it ended with some wonderful notes of coffee and a twist of aniseed to finish off.
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Overall: This cigar was very complex for a smaller stick, and gave me a wide variety of strong and sweet flavours. It had a superb draw from start to finish, and produced a good amount of creamy white smoke and held an almost fully white ash throughout the cigar. I find this monte no4 was towards the higher end of a medium bodied cigar, very aromatic and for me was an example of what can be produced when you want that distinctive montecristo flavour. Note the consistency in production for this brand can range anywhere between very poor and excellent. I have had a few bad monte no4's and i would put this down to demand, "quantity over quality", however don't be put off, as one of my best smokes was a monte no4, and they can still produce some of the tastiest sticks out there. This one was an excellent cigar indeed, and that is why i will always have some in my humi....
Thank you SmokinE
what a bunch of flavours! As always,thanks for sharing.
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