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  • Montecristo Gran Reserva

    As some of you know I bought this MC2 GR in an auction on this site. Was in Montreal last week where I had the opportunity to share it with my uncle, a long time connoisseur who actually introduced me to the MC2 some 20 odd years ago. We smoked it alongside a regular production MC2 and traded back and forth. For what its worth, here is a pic for proof and our findings :



    fyi: I am mostly a Cuban smoker, my uncle, who lives in Canada where CC prices have simply become outrageous, now smokes alot more NCs that he gets from friends south of the border.

    construction: GR= perfect roll and draw, regular = slightly under-packed. You will also notice the enormous difference in the colour of the ash in the pic, I am sure.

    taste : The GR is a world apart in terms of smoothness and sophistication. On the other hand to my mind, it sacrifices a bit of flavour and complexity to get that extra smoothness.

    Overall: For my uncle this was the best cigar he had ever smoked. I personally had a similar reaction as to the recent Behikes : yes its smooth, but I'll take a bit more harshness if it comes with more flavour/complexity. I would still take a MC2 GR over a Behike anyday though, and even over a regular line MC2 when I wanted that extra smoothness based on what I was drinking. I hear these are coming out in France at 35 euros a pop. If that is the case, they are well worth the price !

  • #2
    Great review, it is a cigar I will try...
    Love Life - Love Cigars

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    • #3
      Great review, many thanks.
      Originally posted by Simon Bolivar
      Little medical correction there Steve, you will surely die...but not from smoking these

      Originally posted by Ryan
      I think that's for lighting electronic cigarettes

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      • #4
        Nice review Daize....I doubt I'll ever have one but I can dream

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        • #5
          Thanks for the review, good to get a direct comparison. Did your regular production have any age on it?

          On a side note, the way you describe your preference for a more unrefined cigar if it provides more flavour/complexity is the way I often speak about Whisky. I find that a lot of malts (Speyside in particular) are almost too smooth without any richness to back them up. Give me a big, brash west coast malt any day. Just thought I'd share!
          "Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death." Ayn Rand

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          • #6
            Great review.

            I still have the remaining two of these in my humidor from the Havana Festival and I am really looking forward to trying them in a while, (unless we have another auction!!).
            Nic
            Editor UK Cigar Scene Magazine

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            • #7
              Really enjoyed that write up. Cheers.

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              • #8
                Excellent to know your thoughts mate, thanks. Will definitely be getting some of these in. ?30ish a stick isn't absurd either.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Deano View Post
                  Excellent to know your thoughts mate, thanks. Will definitely be getting some of these in. ?30ish a stick isn't absurd either.
                  i was thinking the same thing, deano!!! isn't that around the same price as the partagas D4 GR and the monte no.4 GR? hopefully habanos sa (or H&F) have realised they cocked up the price for the cohiba siglo VI GR and haven't made the same mistake here.......

                  alex

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by senor_robusto View Post
                    hopefully habanos sa (or H&F) have realised they cocked up the price for the cohiba siglo VI GR and haven't made the same mistake here
                    Did they really cock up ? I mean weren't the GR VI all sold out and fast ?

                    @styler : The reg prod MC2 was from a box of March 2010. Quite young, but its been a very good box so far.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Daize View Post
                      Did they really cock up ? I mean weren't the GR VI all sold out and fast ?

                      @styler : The reg prod MC2 was from a box of March 2010. Quite young, but its been a very good box so far.
                      guess it's just my opinion....... i thought they were aiming a bit high at ?100 a stick!!! there's still 2 boxes here in belfast, so that's one place they haven't sold out!!! by all accounts they got their pricing right with the behikes, which i think (in theory, since i haven't tried either) turned out to be the better cigar!!!

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                      • #12
                        Personally I think the Behike is a total rip off whether you have the money or not

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Daize View Post
                          Personally I think the Behike is a total rip off whether you have the money or not
                          i can't really comment on that, given that i haven't tried any yet!! however, ?100 for a cigar........ for something that will nothing more than a memory and dust after an hour or two, is crazy!!! for that price i'd be expecting to have my giblets tickled by whoever is selling the thing to me (preferably a hot bitch who puts out without question and dresses like a school teacher)!!!

                          alex

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by senor_robusto View Post
                            i can't really comment on that, given that i haven't tried any yet!! however, ?100 for a cigar........ for something that will nothing more than a memory and dust after an hour or two, is crazy!!! for that price i'd be expecting to have my giblets tickled by whoever is selling the thing to me (preferably a hot bitch who puts out without question and dresses like a school teacher)!!!

                            alex
                            +1....!
                            Love Life - Love Cigars

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                            • #15
                              Great review would love to try a gran reserva at some point maybe these wont be extortionally priced like the cohibas

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