Montecristo Edmundo RAO Jun 08

[gigabyte056]

This comes from a box of 10 picked up in a duty free shop in Belgium about 2 years ago.

Paired with Longmorn 16 single malt.

Wrapper looks amazing with chocolate and shine, perfect construction.

Foot looks also great , packed and very easy to identify the different leaves.

Upon lighting, slight pepper, mostly leather and wood.

First 1/3

Coffee bean and spice with wood and a slightly salty after taste.

Tons of smoke and a creamy finish.

Spot on medium body

Second 1/3

Burn goes a bit askew but the flavors are abundant.

Cocoa joins the coffee bean and some nuts with a light salty tang , cream has the cigar go back a notch to medium light body.

Final third,

A staple cigar , same tastes as before, only some spice comes in to pick it up a notch.

Glorious cigar, burn wise it wasn't razor sharp, but taste wise and burn time makes it a perfect friend for leisurely afternoon.

Burn time 1:10

[riazp]

Boy I agree, when these are on, they are one of the best cigars in the montecristo lineup.

[CaptainQuintero]

Nice review! I haven't had overly great expereinces with Edmundos but know a lot of people get great smokes from them, I'm guessing it's jsut the Monte curse though, will have to pick a few up

[ZAZ]

I have a 2009 box of these and they are amazing. Great review, thanks for sharing.

[davidl]

Nice review.