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[JACDO]

Young BBF 2019 Jan

my first ever.... outstanding!

[JohnS]

Montecristo Maltés BRE Oct 2018

This was my first Maltes, I have had a Dumas recently and at least three or four Leyenda Linea 1935 cigars. A few weeks ago I wrote the following about the Dumas I enjoyed...

'In case you missed it, the new Linea 1935 addition to the Montecristo brand is aimed at emulating the addition of the Linea Behike to Cohiba in 2010. In other words, three cigars that are premium-priced and classy.

The official Habanos S.A. press release last year for this line was as follows...

'Habanos, S.A. launches the Línea 1935 under the Montecristo brand. Three new vitolas are incorporated into the brand’s regular portfolio; these will become the most premium Habanos offered by this legendary Brand.

Two of the three vitolas are unprecedented in the Habanos portfolio: Maltés (53 x 153 mm) and Dumas (49 x 130 mm), while Leyenda (55 x 165 mm) takes the form of the special limited edition Montecristo 80 Aniversario, launched in 2015 to commemorate the brand’s 80th Anniversary.

Montecristo is the best known and, perhaps, the most appreciated Habanos brand and is considered by many to be the benchmark for Habanos flavour. Its name had its origins in the novel The Count of Montecristo, by Alexandre Dumas, enormously popular with cigar rollers at the H. Upmann factory in Havana, where the brand was founded in 1935.

The Habanos in this new line have been made ¨Totalmente a mano con Tripa Larga – Totally by Hand with Long Filler¨, after selecting exquisite wrapper, filler and binder leaves from the finest fields – vegas – in Vuelta Abajo (Pinar del Río), the land with the best tobacco in the world. Línea 1935 is presented with a full strength flavour blend for the very first time by the Montecristo brand, thereby complementing the medium to full strength flavour of the of the Línea Clásica and Línea Edmundo and the medium strength flavour of the Línea Open blend. The natural Carmelite wrapper used gives the Línea 1935 Habanos a beautiful appearance.

Montecristo’s Línea 1935 is presented in a box with a unique design for the Habanos portfolio, with an elegant Carmelite lacquer finish and the distinction of presenting all the beveled edges. A tape with the name of the line and the vitola as well as an innovative base band with the traditional fleur-de-lis that has distinguished the Montecristo brand since its founding have been added to the brand’s traditional band.'

So there you have it. You always wanted a cigar that blended the full flavour of a classic line Montecristo cigar with the medium-flavoured Open series. Some of you may say 'bland-flavoured' Open Series. I think in essence what Habanos S.A. is trying to say is that the Linea 1935 series consists of three cigars aimed at being 'full of flavour' rather than strength in terms of a nicotine.

The Dumas is named after the author of the classic novel, 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Alexandre Dumas. Incidentally, in case you are curious, the Maltes is named after one of the main character's aliases in the novel, the Maltese Sailor, after he is rescued by smugglers and Leyenda means 'legend' in Spanish. It's the smallest of the three cigars, around the same length as a Montecristo No.4, but 7/64th inches larger in diameter. It's a little stronger than the Leyenda, but that's to be expected for a smaller cigar. I found it consistently around medium.

What set this Dumas apart from standard Montecristo cigars was the fullness of flavours. Firstly, the chocolate. Now in most standard cigars any hint of chocolate flavours can tend to be like dark and bitter chocolate. Not in the Dumas. In the Dumas the opposite is true, you get beautiful sweet, milk fine chocolate coated in whiffs of cream and marshmallow. There's also almond nut and cedar, in fact, I found the flavours very similar to the Leyendas I've tried, only a little fuller.'

Now, about the 'fullness' of flavour, this Maltes had absolutely none of it. It was every bit as bland as those infamous Montecristo Open cigars Rob and Ken notoriously encountered when they came out and reviewed them around the turn of this decade. This opened with some citrus twang and almond nut and then simply died in terms of flavour. I must say, it's been some time since I've experienced this.

Since this was my first Maltes my view on the cigar is still pending, but it would take a spectacular turnaround from the next Maltes for me to not conclude that the Leyenda is the best of the three, based on my experience thus far.

[lovethehaze]

SCDLH La Fuerza 2018. PerfecDraw saved the day ... again. Creamy wood coffee no pancakes ? yet ... definitely long filler 

[JayHabanos]

First one from the box

Romeo y Julieta- Churchill
ESL ENE 18

Fonseca- No. 1

El Rey Del Mundo- Choix Surpreme
ASE May 09

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[FOHrty9er]

El Principe for a quick smoke. ROTT and phenomenal!

[SigmundChurchill]

2017 Esplendido

[CampDelta369]

Cordova Cigars Pensacola, FL. I like this place. Outdoor patio, humidity, crickets, and a perfect construction of Upmann madness. I think this is a Royal Robustos LCDH. Smokes like a dream.  A 2018 single out of store. A good work week here on the road. McGuires Irish Pub was Ridiculous as usual. Best steak house in PNS. Even Ken would approve of the wine list. Tonight it was a 2015 CDP. Excellent. Cheers

 

[Guest Nekhyludov]

2017 BBF. Solid smoke, but needs more rest.

[Kaptain Karl]

First Connie 1 out of a 2017 HQ box and surprisingly, it needs more rest! Some lovely flavors are getting beat up by some harshness. 

Surprisingly, the May ‘18 mag46’s out of a clearance box are smoking the freaking house down!!! 92 pointers easy. They have lighter wrappers but with a lively sheen that are giving them a killer flavor profile. Lots of nuts, leather,  licorice and cream with a little raspberry. Lovely! 

[MigsG]

'13 Perlas thanks to @crking3 

Dark coffee, cream and a hint of vanilla in a cigar. 

[VRATJV07]

2016 RASS.  Great draw and burn.  Flavors of toasty tobacco, espresso, some baking spices and a little twang.  Couple years of rest did these well.

[Sprouthog]

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[BoliDan]

This Edmundo is like an oil slick on my fingers.

[Trimming]

[Raskol]

C&C Time.

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[KnightsAnole]

SLE OCT16

[RDB]

Yowza... D-licious. I’m not normally a huge fan of the D4. With Partagas I tend to go big (Lusi) or small (Short). This was a gift, unknown age and box code, I’d guess four or five years old. It was a great smoke. Thick, fragrant clouds of sweet smoke. The classic sourdough, plain cake, paprika and cream. No pepper, just a touch of vegetal. Solid medium body. Look at that beautiful ash. And the smoking gods held the rain off... just.

RG getting a good showing today... petit corona SOM MAR 17 here, smoking grrreat.

Meh. CORO from a duty-free three pack, probably 2018. Looks fine, ok draw, bit of a raggedy burn, but just not very tasty. The family’s favourite dog shits on the rug again - or at least farts in the living room.

[Kaptain Karl]

12 minutes ago, Deeg said:

Couldn't resist trying one of these gorgeous ULA JUL 14 BPCs ROTT (Japan is close enough to Australia and the local customs and post so efficient that they only spent about 4 days in transit, door to door).  They look good enough to eat, and taste as good as they look.  With a wrapper this dark and shiny I'd worry about them needing time if they were younger, but that's where the pre-aging comes in of course.  The middle third had some of that nice caramel depth which soon added a vanilla layer, presenting what I can only describe as butterscotch.  The last third started to have burn issues, unsurprisingly as I gave them no time to settle, but apart from that a cracker.

Ohhh man that got me excited for my box! I should have bought 2! 

[Deeg]

1 minute ago, Kaptain Karl said:

Ohhh man that got me excited for my box! I should have bought 2! 

Look at those wrappers, man...

Butterscotch is an element I rarely get in cigars, or bourbons that aren't dusty (like old WT 12-year and National Distillers stuff) but I love it when I do get it.

[potvin]

[George-eed]

Been looking forward to trying this.


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[Wookie]

2016 Vigia....every one from this box has been awesome...for me these are fuller and more satisfying than the Trovas....but same flavor profile


2017 or 2018. (I forget)
These guys seem to be making a comeback. The old gold bands from the 1990s were my favorites.



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[shamz84]

Lunch time cigar a a rare NC for me AB Natural Robusto Seconds



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[bpm32]

3 hours ago, Deeg said:

Couldn't resist trying one of these gorgeous ULA JUL 14 BPCs ROTT (Japan is close enough to Australia and the local customs and post so efficient that they only spent about 4 days in transit, door to door).  They look good enough to eat, and taste as good as they look.  With a wrapper this dark and shiny I'd worry about them needing time if they were younger, but that's where the pre-aging comes in of course.  The middle third had some of that nice caramel depth which soon added a vanilla layer, presenting what I can only describe as butterscotch.  The last third started to have burn issues, unsurprisingly as I gave them no time to settle, but apart from that a cracker.

I love those old style kissaten ashtrays.

[JayHabanos]

San Cristobal De La Habana
El Morro
EAR August 2001


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