Montecristo Petit Edmundo 2008: Aged Weekend Review

[Jfeath74]

This cigar is from the aged sampler that was availble on 24:24 a few months back. If anyone has the box code, please leave a comment below. This is the 2nd of the aged sampler I’ve tried and if it is half as good as the Coro (aged review posted) then we will be doing just fine! 

The appearance is above average, with a dark brown wrapper, some sheen and a bit of a rough/rugged texture to the wrapper. Upon cutting, I’m happy to find another aged cigar with an open draw, with some spice notes on the pre draw. 

1/3 we have classic grade A Monte flavors, coffee and cream hit me right off the bat, which are coming through in spades. With a dark chocolate/cocoa note coming in and out. Medium bodied, maybe a touch under at first. Silky smooth smoke, with spice present on the retro.  

2/3 coffee and cream continue to be the foundation of the flavor profile, but an introduction of the spice note I noticed on the pre draw and retrohale, comes intertwined with the dark chocolate character. Best I can describe is a choco/chili note. The choco/chili was new to my pallet as far as I could remember, very nice albeit only present for a short amount of time. Intensity picks up a bit, medium bodied throughout the remainder of cigar

3/3 coffee and cream to the end, chocolate and chili note subsided in 2/3. A bit hot at the nub, but that can be expected. 

In conclusion, this cigar fit the profile of a fine aged cigar, eloquent and definitive Montecristo flavors. With the addition of a chili/spice note that made itself present at several different points of the cigar. I’ve had a handful of Monte PE’s, mostly 2015-2016, those were more medium full cigars. I don’t know if the cigar mellowed a bit over the years down or if it was a less full cigar 10 years ago when it hit the market. I’m inclined to guess the later, as flavors were still rich but body was a bit lighter from what I know of Monte PE’s. 

[TheMonk]

Good job!

[ROBT.]

This cigar was first produced in 2006 and yours was a 2008… Maybe the profile may have changed over these many years.  Hard to tell if it was the aging that caused this significant change or was it production changes..  we need a comparison with a petite Edmundo that for example from 2014.