Montecristo Sublime EL TIB DIC 08

[Bartolomeo]

-Rustic looking wrapper with oil spots abundant, solid in hand, big ass cigar!

-One of my favorites and have 5+ boxes of this beauty to back up this point

-To be honest, I have seen a lot of ugly wrappers on these but its what is on the inside that counts

-Chocolate flavored leather is what I taste on initial puff

-I dry boxed for 3 days, spongy feel when squeezed, no underfill here

-Light Cinnamon, chocolate, citrus and tea opening, solid Mild in profile

-At this point in the cigar experience, it reminds me of one of those big, tough guys you see in the movies that is really a big teddy bear

-I always think these are very good now but down the road is when they will truly shine IMHO

-Slow burn rate, low amount of smoke at rest, wonderful draw, I think the dry boxing helped out a lot

-Medium in body at the start of the 2/3

-The aftertaste is long and rich, one of my favorite ones in a while

-More citrus in this cigar than in previous examples, almost imagine rolling orange peels in cocoa and thus you taste what I am experiencing now

-Some cocoa, continued Cinnamon, citrus, fresh wood are in the 2/3

-At this point I am smiling understanding why I like these so much now and probably even more later in life

-The rich balance of chocolate with the spice of the Cinnamon rounded off by the Orange is a delightful combination in this big smoke

-This Sublimes shows some characteristics of the Edmundo Dantes but overall two different animals

-132 mins smoke time

-Last 1/3 showed its youth a touch but still continued flavors of chocolate/spice/coffee and citrus

-9.2/10 today with a potential of 9.4

Bart

[thechenman]

Great review Bart. My favorite LE and my favorite Montecristo. Time to reorder these...I think I'm down to only 3 sticks.

[android]

Nice review Ryan...I have yet to bust open one of these yet but I think I'm now inspired to do so.

[Peacock]

I must agree, nice review. I have enjoyed 5 of these beauties since last year, and my last one was absolutely magnificant!

[Buch0]

These have done good for the Monte name of late, justifies my faith in the brand (had many a dud #2 & #4s in recent times). Cheers for the review.

[Ken Gargett]

rob and i got a preview of these at the 08 festival and i have loved them since that day. for me, a cracker LE and the best LE of 08 by a mile. rob and i have discussed these and i gather that there is considerable variation. so far, i've never seen anything but top notch. still have a couple of boxes in deep storage.

ta for the review.

[Bahnofstrasse]

Bought 2 boxes of these and did not try one until a few months ago. I was truly looking forward to this marca as I have been a huge fan of the MC 05 LE D, as well as the 06 LE Robusto.

The 1st Sublime was a bit underwhelming proving to be a wind tunnel with one dimensional flavor. Came back with another hoping that it was just a dud and it was pretty much the same thing. I will revisit in the near term, but I am fearful that I just have a bad box. Here is hoping Box 2 is a good one...

[Jimmy2]

Never smoked one as i am not a big fan of the size but i should have bought a box as i have heard they have some great flavor and thats what smoking cigars is all about...Enjoy them Gents