Review: Montecristo 1935 - Dumas - LAT FEB 2018

[Puros Y Vino]

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Review: Montecristo 1935 Dumas

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Release: Planned for 2017 - Released mid-2018
Vitola: Prominente Corto - Corona Extra (49 * 130)
Production: Regular,but premium line. Montecristo’s “Behike”?
Box Code: LAT FEB 18

Paired with : ice water
 

Date: Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Start Time: 3:50PM EST
 

Reviewers Notes:
My style of cigar reviewing is “open”. I try to jot down what I’m experiencing with every draw. When you see a “/” consider that a
break in between puffs. What I leave out in fancy prose is made up with observation. Consider each segment a play by play. This
style works for me. I hope you enjoy it.
 

Pre-light notes
Visual: Light, milk chocolate wrapper, smooth, slightly dimpled. Good triple cap Somewhat spongy with a couple of firm spots
Aroma at cold:Wrapper: graham cracker, cedar, nutmeg / Foot:pure cocoa, leather.
 

Applied medium punch, nice cut. Draw seems very smooth. Lightly toast the foot. Let’s do this!
 

1st Third
First band comes off / light the cigar / good initial puff, cocoa, / earthy, salty twang / very smooth
flavours / burn askew at the start / milk chocolate / attempt to correct burn / salty caramel /
cocoa, medium bodie cigar so far / dark and light ash / lots of nice white smoke / burn still a bit
off / I correct the burn again / tons of smoke / very creamy in texture, smokes like a “luxury”
cigar should IMO / some nice cedar bite on the finish / dry mouth feel to the cigar / nice smooth
cocoa draw / sip of water / cool breeze blows / earthy twang / cocoa again, not bad / burn
askew, correcting / nice, rich draw of leather / creamy coffee / set cigar down, ash breaks. Par
for the course for me / sharp cedary puffs / sip of water / a chalky, nutmeg flavour, interesting /
bold coffee flavours / milk chocolate with a salty finish / wrapper splinters off at the burn line; /
nice draw of cocoa with an anise finish / swig of water / end 1st Third
 

2nd Third
Salty chocolate / tap off ash / cocoa puffs X 2 / salty chocolate again / leathery, earthy tones /
sip of water / creamy coffee / the smoke output has diminished, this was sending up smoke
signals in the 1st third and now its just smouldering / cedar notes / chocolate with an anise finish
/ burn improved but not pretty / nice draw with a few flavour notes, creamy coffee, chocolate and
a hint of baked bean on the finish / very enjoyable cigar so far / sip of water / this is my 4th cigar
in under 24 hours and I’m tasting every bit of it / double puff , lots of smoke and an intense
baked bean hit / chocolate milk / blustery gray and black ash / tangy tobacco draw / burn line
nearing the second band / sip of water / sunny and humid out / double puff, more baked beans.
I get this flavour a lot in BHK’s, especially the 54 / tap ash, second band easily snaps off / cocoa
/ baked beans with a cedar finish / end of 2nd Third

3rd Third
Sip of water / toasty tobacco / smoke died down, relight / some sweet tobacco / sharp cedar
taste / salty with a bean finish / now cedar with a bean finish / sip of water / flavours becoming
sharper, cigar overheating perhaps? Taste more sharp cedar notes and toasty tobacco / while
the cigar is medium bodied, I’m starting to feel a bit of a buzz now / cedar hit / burn is better, not
perfect / cocoa and creamy coffee / nice smoke output again / touch up the burn / anise / sip of
water / feeling the buzz / toasty tobacco / tap off ash, remove the Monte band / coffee with a
sweet finish / subdued tobacco flavour / a touchup followed by three puffs brings forth a nice hit
of cedar and coffee / beans followed by Anise / tangy tobacco / lots of smoke / sip of water / I
notice the flavour that lingers on my palate is milk chocolate / toasty tobacco / lots of smoke
again / coffee hit / hints of anise / feeling the buzz, youth of the cigar possibly? Or it’s my 4th
cigar in under 24hours? / another touch up / beans return / a couple of tasteless puffs, lots of
smoke though / anise / nub is hot to the touch / cedar / sip of water / final puff is minty,how odd

/ FIN

Done @ 5:05PM EST
 

Conclusions
I’ve been interested in this line ever since it was announced. The larger of the three releases
don’t appeal to me as much given they’re following the current Habanos “jawbreaker” trend.
The Maltes @ 53 * 153 and the Leyenda @ 55 * 165. The Dumas though, seems like a decent
sized cigar. The 1935 Release seems to echo the Cohiba / BHK dynamic. The pricing doesn’t
match thankfully, but the spirit of the design carries over. Nice outer box, fabric sleeve and
glossy dress box.

As for this cigar. I really enjoyed it. I’d probably enjoy it more if I didn’t have to think so much
about it; which is a necessity for reviewing. I would definitely consider these box worthy and
maybe even go a few boxes deep on them. The cigar hit so many Monte tasting notes on the
head throughout the experience. I would give the other two in the line a shot for the sake of
completeness. I’m willing to be surprised. But for now, the Dumas is a winner in my books. It
has a robust flavour range that I enjoy in a fine cigar and it’s a very smooth, refined smoke
overall.
 

Score: 94

[JohnS]

Thank you for this excellent reference review, @bundwallah!

[Raskol]

Great review. Thank you.

[BellevilleMXZ]

There were quite a few boxes around last week in Cuba, maybe I should have grabbed a box or 2 ?

[earthson]

Wait. Only 3 bands!? Pffff... HSA is slacking

Thanks for the review! 

[Connoisseur Kim]

Great to hear that! What about Leyenda? Do you find it great as well? Cuz it also have a great reputation on forum despite of its thick ring gauge.

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[TheMonk]

Great review.

[99call]

Great review, love the open free running style, it leads to very honest reviews 

[Puros Y Vino]

On 8/17/2018 at 7:23 AM, LonesomeHabanoAficionado said:

Great to hear that! What about Leyenda? Do you find it great as well? Cuz it also have a great reputation on forum despite of its thick ring gauge.

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Have not had the other two yet. The RG turns me off, though I will try them ASAP.

[NYMets01]

Amazing review!

if be curious about your thoughts on the larger rg as well. Interested to see if the flavor profiles compare. 

[CigarmanTim]

Just picked up a box. Was looking for a review after the fact   Great review. Thanks