Thoughts on the Monte C EL?

[TR]

Never had one, but have seen many poor reviews on them....what say ye?

[shrink]

Only had one, when they were first issued. It was OK, it reminded me a lot of an Ashton VSG at the time - cedary, strong and flavorful, but I have never been a fan of VSG's. So that was it for me.:-|

[dysfunctional]

» Never had one, but have seen many poor reviews on them....what say ye?

Tried 2...and I call them Monty Crap.... but some people say they are great...guess the ones I tried were sick....

[El Presidente]

The consensus is that they are crap. I and a few other brave soles love them for their cocoa charachteristics. Ken still has not forgiven me for selling him 2 boxes....he detests them.

Actually, time for him to do another review on these :-)

[56Tweed]

I had one about two months ago and thought it was really good. I think its one of those ELs that takes time to come around and balance out. It was still a bit edgy, but was on its way to becomming a great smoke.

Mike

[Bill Hayes]

I've only tried one when it first came out and I enjoyed it at the time. But I've since enjoyed far superior and more moorish cigars. It's different to a Monte 2. Not as much coffee cream and complexity. More like espresso and licorice all the way through. I'm not sure whether I'd still enjoy it having sampled what I have since. But I really loved it at the time.

[Elric]

These puppies are coming around nicely. If I could find them at <$275 I'd be all over them.

[TR]

that is the gamble with EL's....when they are on, you can't get em.......and when you can get them, you can't smoke em.....

[Spud2]

» Never had one, but have seen many poor reviews on them....what say ye?

Not worth the money, IMO. There are better Monte's out there!

[ehdg]

I've found this to be a tastey cigar. I also really like the size of it. I think they are finally starting to come around. When I first got them it was nice but needed some time.

[novasurf]

A good cigar that will get better with age. Book it.

[GoodTimes]

» Never had one, but have seen many poor reviews on them....what say ye?

Way to pricey for a smaller cigar, especially with all the ho hum reviews...don't think I will be trying them any time soon.

[Mel]

They were flat and disapointing at first but the last one was much better. I am not much of an authority on aging cigars but have seen more improvement out of this one than any other in my collection. If you lie a wide assortment of smokes why can't this one be hiding in the bottom of the humi. You'd be sick if 3-5 years down the road collectors were raving about the aged Monte "C".

[joerose]

Personally, I really like these smokes, but are too expensive for an everyday stogie.» Never had one, but have seen many poor reviews on them....what say ye?