When does montecristo no.2 peak?

[Nico]

Simple question

[CaptainQuintero]

I've been waiting over a decade 

 

  One day I will find a good one, just been very unlucky and eventually found other cigars in the Marca to scratch my Monte itch

[El Presidente]

3 minutes ago, Nico said:

 

Simple question

 

Saturdays

[JohnS]

On 3/19/2021 at 10:08 AM, El Presidente said:

Saturdays

Good point...they always tend to taste and smoke better at the start of a weekend! 😄

[Spaceman Spiff]

I peaked in highschool but my CCs seem to fair better at an approximate 2-5 year window.

[LLC]

Right before they start to decline

On a more serious note a long time ago I had a box that was ok but I wasn’t enjoying so I put them away and waited probably four years to have another. From memory they would have been around 8 years old. That first one was unlike any Monty 2 I had ever had. That and the rest of the box were outstanding.

Having said that the newer ones are pretty good young and I don’t think they need to much age but a few years would certainly help IMO.


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[El Presidente]

for my tastes, 5-8. 

 

[Gamehawker]

13 hours ago, El Presidente said:

for my tastes, 5-8. 

 

Days, months or years Pres.?

[HuffnPuffff]

About 30-45 minutes after lighting...


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[Digi]

15 hours ago, LLC said:

Right before they start to decline

Quote of the day right there, hahaha!

[JoeyBones777]

For me, 5 years or so. In the interest of transparency, I haven't been in the Cuba game long enough to speak of anything aged much more than that. I do have 1 Monte 2 from a 2012 box that I bought in honor of my wedding that I will be smoking for my 10 year anniversary next year. It will be interesting to see if it holds up to the one I smoked on my 5 year anniversary which was one of the best cigars I ever smoked. All that said, it is subjective but 5 years seems to be the money spot for Montecristo for me.

[BrightonCorgi]

6 months or less from the box code or after a 7-8 years.

[Yellot00tr]

Depends on what you consider peaking.  Covid times.  Hard to tell what's what these days.  The other day I saw a guy walking down the street around 10 am brushing his teeth in the middle of manhattan with his buddy walking next to him.  A year ago that would have been strange.  Now, it's apparently normal.