H. Upmann Monarch Tubos PUT MAY 07 Discontinued Cigars Review Weekend

[jsummers157]

Like many, I was shocked to see the list of 2017 deletions. The churchill is my favorite vitola, so to lose another one is very troubling and makes me worrisome that some others may not stick around too much longer. 

In the spirit of this review competition, I revisited a box of H. Upmann Monarch (tubed version) from 2007. I've tried to go through it very slowly since I know there will be no replacing them.

I have only been smoking cigars for just over 10 years, so this one was almost gone before I ever got into it. But, as Upmann is one of my favorite brands and this is my favorite size, I wanted to grab a box to compare it to others. The biggest knock (and maybe why it was expendable) against this is that it is not the Sir Winston. I've certainly found this to be true--the Sir Winston has loads more complexity and layers and is a much richer smoking experience. That said, I have enjoyed every single one of these Monarchs immensely. The typical Upmann flavors (clean tobacco, muskiness and exotic spices, for me) are here--certainly a little subdued though after almost a decade. Also, the construction on each stick has been impeccable, which is always a must to enjoy a churchill. 

While I am certainly glad they kept the Sir Winston (although it is often so hard to find it is not much different), I, like most of you, find it to be a real shame that the economics/decision-making can not justify keeping more vitolas, especially ones as classic and time-honored as the churchill. 

[anacostiakat]

A very good cigar that I too have always enjoyed.  A damn shame.

[TheMonk]

It really is a superb cigar, I wish I a few more boxes of those. Well done!

[PigFish]

Nice review mate! -Piggy