fitzy Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 This wasn’t my first cigar which was a crappy machine made cigar I bought in a diner back in about 1986. This is however a cigar I have fond memories of. The story starts in 1996 in Savannah Ga and Hilton Head SC. I used to go to Savannah every year with my brother and a group of friends to celebrate St Patrick’s Day for a few days and then go to Hilton Head to golf for a week. If you’ve never been to Savannah for St Patrick’s day it’s like a mini Mardi Gras. The city floods with about 3/4 of a million people and the party goes on for several days. We usually bring cigars with us. I was looking for some decent inexpensive cigars that I could buy a few boxes to bring with us and I looked through some older issues of Cigar Afficionado. I saw the Montesino Diplomatico reviewed in an issue from the previous year. It was rated an 89 and was very inexpensive. The article I believe mentioned that it was made by Fuente so I picked up a couple boxes for the trip. Turns out they were worth the money. They are usually well constructed, burn well and have a taste of sweet cedar and cream. It’s a very mild cigar. Since that time they have always had a spot in my humidor mainly for the nostalgia and for the fact that they go great with my morning coffee. Every time I smoke one I think about all those great times we had in Savannah and Hilton Head. Sorry but these pictures are upright on my phone but always end up sideways when I post them here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danimalia Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Love it. Never had the Montesino, but it seems like a perfect sort of cigar that gets someone started. What kind of wrappers do they have? CT? Cameroon? I'm going to pick up an Oliva Serie G for my throwback review. I'd had quite a few cigars before the Serie G, but don't remember any names, and of course, a lot of cheap machine made cigarillos and the like. Serie G was my first box purchase, and like you, it was because it was on a Top 25 list, and was quite affordable. It was also one of the first cigars I remember being abnle to pick out specific flavors from, as opposed to just "cigar flavor." Went to Hilton Head a few years back with family. I was going through some personal problems, but I thought it was very nice. I was actually impressed with SC as a whole. I had a lot of pre-conceived notions being a West Coast guy. I loved Charleston, too. Lots of great people. Good food. Sensational beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitzy Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 @Danimalia I believe it's a Connecticut shade wrapper and I think the binder/filler are all Dominican. The boxes are about $85 right now but I forget how much they were back in 96. The wrappers usually aren't the best looking but they always smoke well and at roughly $3.50 per cigar I'm not complaining. Yeah SC coast is quite beautiful. Charleston and Savannah are both gorgeous cities. I'm quite fond of pretty much all of Oliva's products. Usually when a friend of mine wants to try a cigar for the first time this is usually the one I give them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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