Montecristo Petit Edmundo Som Sep 16 (MRW)

[José Martini]

Hello! This is my very first post on the forum and I'm excited to share my review of the Montecristo Petit Edmundo. 

I'm fairly new to the world of cigars and began smoking on my first trip to Cuba back in 2013. I throughly enjoyed all of the cigars I smoked and was excited to dive in deeper, but never really got around to it. However, after returning to the island in 2017, I was thoroughly and unrelentingly hooked. Much to my girlfriend's dismay, I spent every spare minute perusing different LCDH's and trying to find which brands and vitolas suited me best. It was definitely a steep learning curve, but after buying my first Petit Edmundo in the Hotel Nacional, I knew I had found something special. 

Before leaving the island I picked up a box of 25 PE amongst other favorites that I had sampled in the previous few weeks (shoutout to Sancho Panza!). 

For today's review, we have one of those original PE's, that have been aging beautifully in my tupperdor. I put on some Cannonball Adderley, grab a beer, and light up the cigar.  

First 1/3rd: The cigar immediately has that classic Monte profile that I've come to absolutely love. It has elements of coffee, chocolate, and roasted tobacco. I can tell already tell that this is going to be another great smoke. The smoke feels full and heavy with a just a slight hint of spice. Oddly enough, there is some saltiness that I've not really experienced with this box before.  

Second 2/3rd: The cigar has some slight burn issues. It doesn't necessarily burn unevenly, but requires some slight touchup to get back on course. The chocolate profiles are starting to peek through the other flavors a bit more. The saltiness is completely gone and has been replaced with a smooth cream. The flavors are all starting to feel a little more full and front and center. 

Last 3/3rd: The chocolate flavors are now the star of the show. I've noticed that in this whole box, the last third of each cigar is really where the chocolate is on full display. It's a beautiful milk chocolate flavor that really feels like a nice dessert in a three course meal. There are still slight coffee hints here and there and the ever so slightest spice poking through, but it's a beautiful end to another great cigar. I always feel slightly sad once these come to an end. 

Thanks for reading!

[BenW]

Nice review - and welcome to FOH ?

[leafdream54]

Welcome, and thanks for the great review!

[aphexafx]

Thanks for a well written review and welcome and good luck!  ?

[irratebass]

Welcome to FOH, I have liked every PE I've smoked, might need to get some more.......running low.....nice review and nice shout out to the tunes of Cannonball Adderley  

[TheMonk]

Detailed review, with nice pics. Welcome to FOH!

[stunod]

Nice review. My favorite smoke. Great size, great flavor.