Cueto Customs Monte #4 Largos

[Lotusguy]

Wonderfully constructed stick. Slightly sweet/sour aroma at cold. Perfect draw.

Paired with Diet Pepsi. Smoke time about 1 hour.

Beginning: Full-on Cuban “twang” with a bit of flowers mixed in. Mix of Monte and LGC. Slightly crooked burn and threatens to go out if not puffed fairly frequently. Tanginess very noticeable on the lips. On the lighter side of medium body. Burn straightens itself out. Beautiful, very light grey ash. Reminds me more and more of a Monte #3 when it is “on”. Very creamy.

Middle: Ash still holding on – fell almost at the mid point. Continued cream. More flowery – really reminds me of a LGC MdO #1 right now. Little bit of lemon zest on the inhale – can be felt on the tongue. Very straight burn now. Cuban twang coats the mouth. Yum! Body hasn’t changed – great after lunch smoke.

End: Evolving more towards Monte again. So much complexity! Some toasted bread notes coming in. At the very end, tastes like the Monte #4 Reservas that I had the pleasure of smoking.

I am sad that I only had this one stick (thank you so much, Dochowl).

Final rating: 95/100 2nd best cigar I’ve had in recent memory (Hamlet Robusto Extra being #1). When I make it to Cuba, I will definitely be on the hunt for more custom rolls.

[dochowl]

Glad you liked it... good review and very similar to my experiences with the cigar. I definitely get that tanginess and find it a nice addition to an already fantastic cigar. Unusual, yes. But that's what lends it to being so good.

[maverickdrinker]

nice....

[Schumi5]

Great review, thanks for sharing your experience. These custom rolls really do bring a whole new dimension to the market. I'm also looking forward to a Cuban trip in the future to explore these further.

[Hohenthal]

Thanks for the review!

Custom rolled cigars seem to have a big following with FOHers,

unfortunately we don't get these on a daily basis in Europe.

Only once so far I had the privilege of tasting a cigar ROTT,

when a master torcedor demonstrated his wonderful skills at one of "my" cigarshops.

It was a memorable experience and I wish they'd do that more often as it is a great way to learn about cigars - people would probably respect them more, if everybody knew, how many hands (near 500?) are involved in making cigars from seedling to puro.

Regards, Alex