Monte 2

[aavkk]

Anyone smoke any 07's lately? CA seems to be a big fan but i think most of us can agree that they can be hit and miss on reviews.

[Cam]

you're right about the hit and miss part, smoked a few given to me by a mate, though I put it down to poor storage on his end, they were inconsistent, tasted bland and only one reminded me of a real Montecristo, overall though I think they have alot of POTENTIAL.

Cam -

[anacostiakat]

No '07s here.

The 04s I have had are very good with good consistency (so far). But other than that one box I would rather buy the HU #2.

[Claudius]

» Anyone smoke any 07's lately? CA seems to be a big fan but i think most of

» us can agree that they can be hit and miss on reviews.

I have 3 boxes of 06, smoked one, very good quality, should be good in say 2-3 years. No idea about the 07s. They have just come out, havent they? Maybe ask Rob, he's the one who smokes cigars that are less than a month old :-D

[stever]

Wrote the following in another post last week:

Have recently purchased some ROA FEB 07 Monte 2s (10 count boxes) from El Prez. Great cigar. Excellent construction, good aroma and a great smoke. Nice creamy coffee flavors with just the right amount of cedar and spice. Perhaps a bit tannic for some right now, but not at all off-putting.

Mind you, I have been accused of being a cigar nubile chaser by some. They should be dynamite in a few years, but they're surprisingly approachable now.

I left it to Rob to make the selection for me. He chose the 10 count boxes on the basis of their quality.

[El Presidente]

» Anyone smoke any 07's lately? CA seems to be a big fan but i think most of

» us can agree that they can be hit and miss on reviews.

I think that 07 is as good if not better than 06 which were the best since 1998. I had a good look through the Monte 2's yesterday afternoon and there are still a few dodgy boxes amongst a majority of exceptional ones. 10 count boxes for some reason are consistently excellent.

[jdbrown]

Hey Rob,

I have noticed the same pattern in the last year as 10's have been the lesser of two evils! Sampled an early 07 last night from a 25 er box that contained the darkest and oiliest Monte 2 I have ever seen. It still did not hail in comparison against ordinary looking Monte 2 from a 10 ct box a week earlier. Your take??