Montecristo No.3 BAS DIC 15 (MPCRW)

[MrGlass]

Torn between doing a review on this or the No. 4, I decided to go with the No. 3 because I figured there would be less of them (plus that box of 4's have had a lot of sticks with super tight draws).

The cigar opened with toasted tobacco, and this was quickly followed with hints of cocoa and pepper on the palette.  Going into the middle third, the chocolate notes of the cigar became very pronounced, with the cigar becoming extremely creamy as well.  Through the final third, the chocolate gently faded while an almond nuttiness came through, and that creaminess reverted back to pepper.  The total smoke time was around 1:20.

I've really been enjoying this box, and this cigar was no exception.  While nothing from this box has ever blown me away, they have all been solid performers so far.