Monte linea 1935 Dumas (MCRW)

[duabley]

2018/19?

This is the 1st Dumas I've tried and the 2nd from the 1935 line. I got these from the sampler a little while back, 2months?

Aroma at cold is chocolate and cedar with soft tobacco, perfect draw, and a raisin like sweetness in the cold draw, very appealing!

1st 3rd:  

Starts out with a overpowering bitter wood flavor with some generic nut and tobacco flavors. I tried to slow it down to get rid of the bitterness and it went out...I'm thinking I should have dry boxed this before smoking. But this seems to always be my experience with montecristo either a fan-freakin-tastic cigar or an annoying  exercise in patience.

A creamy texture begins to balance the profile by the end of the 3rd but the bitterness just wont give way. Time for some mezcal 

2nd 3rd:

After a nip or 3 of mezcal joven and  some fly hunting with my trusty salt gun (best bug deterrent ever!) 

I'm finally getting that rich creamy, chocolatey monte goodness. This cigar went from 79 (dog rocket) to 89/90 in 2 puffs! Must have been burning through a bad leaf

Last 3rd:

Stayed consistent with the end of the 1st half to the band where some bitterness returned and I ended it. 

My guess is these are too young however for my money I'll stick with the monte I know 1's, 2's, 4's, and petit edmundo and leave these for all you who can afford to take the risk.

Score it at 86 due to burn issues and bitterness, but these do have potential to be great.

 

[Connoisseur Kim]

I had Dumas before, and to be honest, I prefer Leyenda over Dumas. Also, I think Leyenda is the best of Montecristo 1935 cigars in my opinion. 

[BeerPimp]

Thanks for the review I saw the sampler of those on the 24:24 and didn't pick one up but later I thought man I should have grabbed one.   I will look for them in the future.   Also I upgraded my Bug A Salt by 3d printing a mount so I could mount a red dot on it.   The red dot has a reticle that is a circle with a dot in the center that works awesome.

 

[Tstew75]

I love all 3 sizes. Some of the best Montes in recent memory...

[Hadroxity]

The first dumas I had from my box was excellent up until the final third. I’m hoping that some age and rest will help.

[duabley]

23 hours ago, BeerPimp said:

Thanks for the review I saw the sampler of those on the 24:24 and didn't pick one up but later I thought man I should have grabbed one.   I will look for them in the future.   Also I upgraded my Bug A Salt by 3d printing a mount so I could mount a red dot on it.   The red dot has a reticle that is a circle with a dot in the center that works awesome.

 

Awesome! Just got the 3.0...bugs beware! Lol

3-d printing? Great Scott this world is passing me by