Montecristo No.4 - ASU MAY 18 (MRW)

[david9985]

The box has a strong smell of barnyard and looks magnificent. I'm sampling from it once every few months: this is the 5th I have smoked. Pre-light it was an attractive stick with a defined box press and a thin, dark and oily wrapper that was just beautiful to the touch.

Cutting revealed a handsome divot and a draw that was slightly tighter than my ideal but perfectly acceptable. I paired it with a glass of red wine.

The opening showed a high quality cigar with good flavours of cocoa, woodiness and spices.

The No.4 continued in this way throughout the first third with some occasional hints at sweetness which added some complexity.

Towards the end of the second third it developed a meatiness which added to the enjoyment of the smoke.

A thoroughly enjoyable 45-50 minute smoke. This was good right to the point I set it down with half an inch still to go to the band. I'm sure there are many here who would have nubbed it but I was satisfied!

 

Thanks for reading!

[Jon11]

Nice review.  I quit smoking Monte #4s because the draws on most are too tight, not plugged, just rolled too tight.  I can assume that the rollers rolling these are not Cuba’s best.