Montecristo Edmundo

[shrink]

This is a cigar that has me on the fence. I have smoked about a third of an AUG04 box. The first few I found to be very mild, almost flavorless. The last couple seem to be coming around, but are medium bodied at best. All my other Montes are more strongly flavored. However, there is no question that the construction and tobacco is high quality, with a very clean bittersweet Monte signature. I like them in spite of being mild, and am hopeful that time will continue to bring improvement.

The question is: are more recent issues stronger, or this just a matter of "luck of the draw"?

[Smokiethebear]

» » Jimmy.

» »

» » I have not heard. If they have changed the lend then it would have been

» » just after the initial release and I have found them consistant for the

» » past 2 years

» »

» » I found the first releases to be insipid.

»

» I have to agree with you here. I was not impressed with them at first, but

» ones I have tried recently were quite good. The problem is, I don't know

» when the recent ones were made, as they were all gifted to me. I'm not

» even sure who they came from.

The Edmundos that I've smoked from '05 production seem to be consistantly better than the earlier examples even in such youth.

[CIGARHead]

» This is a cigar that has me on the fence. I have smoked about a third of an

» AUG04 box. The first few I found to be very mild, almost flavorless. The

» last couple seem to be coming around, but are medium bodied at best. All

» my other Montes are more strongly flavored. However, there is no question

» that the construction and tobacco is high quality, with a very clean

» bittersweet Monte signature. I like them in spite of being mild, and am

» hopeful that time will continue to bring improvement.

»

» The question is: are more recent issues stronger, or this just a matter of

» "luck of the draw"?

Bob,

I havent smoked any '04 boxes, but the '05 box i have is just wonderful. Full flavored, spicy and creamy. The construction is perfect and the draw is right on. Mine are col claro and have a nice oily sheen. Smoked almost half my box and havent had an underfilled one. They all have a nice heft to them. Quickly becoming a go-to. I cant wait to see what a few years will do.

[kab55]

I'm still waiting for my box from the first release to get old enough to try :-)

[greenpimp]

» This is a cigar that has me on the fence. I have smoked about a third of an

» AUG04 box. The first few I found to be very mild, almost flavorless. The

» last couple seem to be coming around, but are medium bodied at best. All

» my other Montes are more strongly flavored. However, there is no question

» that the construction and tobacco is high quality, with a very clean

» bittersweet Monte signature. I like them in spite of being mild, and am

» hopeful that time will continue to bring improvement.

»

» The question is: are more recent issues stronger, or this just a matter of

» "luck of the draw"?

My recent '05s have been excellent. Very full flavored as well, and not an underfilled one in the bunch. Gonna have to buy anoher box to age.

They must have done something to these, cause this is a different animal than the few I smoked on initial release.

[rumrogue]

On me 8th box.

Love 'em.