Montecristo #2 12DCRC

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Picked this up through the Christmas sampler, RAT JUN 20.

Cold draw: wind tunnel, which I don’t hate with light cocoa and leather. Have never had one I liked since I started smoking Cubans in the last couple years, all from different boxes and mostly youngish.  Very light in weight, weighs less than most of my Monte #1’s. Let’s see how this goes.

1st third: Woah, lots of thick smoke, nice cocoa and hay flavors to start with a bit of cedar and leather. I like what I’m tasting so far, it’s like they removed all the filler tobacco from these compared to other ones I’ve smoked, going to try to smoke this slow, but no guarantees.  Very smooth for such a young stick at 6-months old and really like the thick plumes of smoke, but at this burn rate this is going to go by fast.

2nd third: 20 minutes in and the flavor goes to cocoa dustings, some Cuban twang, some hay and cedar, all nicely blended and smooth to the pallet.  Burn gets wonky, but no big deal, enjoyable stick nonetheless.

Last third: 40 minutes in and flavors are consistent, overall enjoyable, smoked it to the nub. 60 minute burn time. Will definitely try one again sometime soon, glad to see these have improved over the last couple of years.

91/100