Monte Cristo #1 BUM ABR 15 (SMRW3/4)

[joeypots]

And yet again, Sunday afternoon, cigar, my bride is making dinner, and Covid 19 almost feels like it's a dream instead of a terrible reality. That's a Monte #1 Lonsdale. I love these cigars. This is a good box and I don't think it's long for this world during the mandated slowdown. Nicely constructed with a near perfect draw the cigar burned straight, didn't need a touch up, and never got spongy. It was solid Monte Cristo with tobacco, some bean flavors, a bit of tanginess, and was old enough so the harsh edges were smoothed and  it could be enjoyed through the nose right to the very end. It's had a good nicotine kick and made loads of smoke. So if anyone thinks that 42 RG cigars can't match up to the new big fat monstrosities, think again. There's a reason Cuba made so many lengths of the 42RG, I once read that it was thought to be the perfect size for blending.  I think the trick to smoking thiner cigars is to slow down a bit. Smoking time was an hour and fifteen minutes and I needed to take a break before I even considered smoking a smaller cigar to end the afternoon. Highly recomended.

[JoeyBones777]

Love Monte 1's! These are now a mainstay in my humidor along with Monte 2's(for nostalgia reasons, a 5 year old #2 was my 5th year anniversary smoke and best cigar I've smoked to date). Good review.