Montecristo no 2 NOV 2016 (MRW)

StalinisBallinn · March 15, 2019

I am pretty new to the CC world but very much enjoy the ones I have smoked.I received a couple no 2s from a friend of mine who had previously brought them from Cuba. It seemed like the burn was wonky along the mid point through the band. There were a couple of transitions subtle and no so subtle, the pepper popped at one point. It never was out of balance however and I'd definitely like to get more of these to form a comparison.

Straight cut and pre light draw brought on a sweet tobacco flavor. First third lighting continued a bready/nut sweetness with a creamy mouth finish that was pretty long. Smoke output could have been better but wasn't horrible. Burn line was a bit off but did not require any attention at this point. Finish is like a razor thin hunk of dilute sugarcane dissolving on the back of my tongue, quite pleasant.

Mid stick the burn started to ease somewhat but it might have been the slight breeze. Seems like the sweetness started to back off just a tad and there was a increase in pepper that was a great transition. These two played well together. Perhaps a bit of cocoa.

Final third didn't bring a lot of changes other than some slight bitterness that didn't stop me from finishing.

I'd rate it 85/100.