Montecristo Edición Limitada 2001
Double Corona
Length - 194
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Ring Gauge - 49
Wrapper leaf: Cuba
Binder leaf: Cuba
Filler: Cuba
Strength: 4
Duration of smoke: 90-100 minutes
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External appearance
Wrapper leaf colour: colorado maduro.
Wrapper leaf texture: smooth, shiny, oily, slender.
Roll:optimal for its density, good quality.
Aroma and taste in unlit state
Aroma: of average intensity. Tangs: spicy, woody (cedar), animal, tobacco.
Taste: strong, chiefly bitter and hot. Tangs: spicy (red pepper), flowery (pollen), woody, nutty.
Aroma and taste of the lit cigar
Aroma: strong. Tangs: spicy, animal, earthy, woody, fruity, flowery.
Taste: strong, chiefly bitter and hot. Tangs: spicy, woody, earthy.
Aftertaste: prolonged with spicy, woody and earthy tangs.
Burning
Shape of burning section: a small cone.
Draw: slightly laboured.
Ash colour: between grey and dark grey.
Ash structure: moderately dense.
Progression
First third: There is a preponderance of spicy, animal and earthy tangs that are made more prominent by woody, fruity and flowery notes. The taste is fully balanced with a predominance of spicy and earthy tangs. is mild and pleasant.
Second third: The taste becomes heavier, stronger and fuller. Its earthiness is more pronounced and metallic and nutty flavours appear, although the spicy flavour remains predominant. The aroma becomes more complex, as it retains the nobility of its nuances.
Final third: Here the cigar fully displays its quintessential rusticity with its taste becoming coarser, heavier and stronger. As before, earthy and spicy tones predominate, and animal and woody tangs are also discernable. The aroma shows complexity and nobility.
Recommendations
Accompanying drink: single malt whisky, vintage cognac.
Smoking time: evening by the fire after a substantial dinner.
General impressions
An excellent cigar for men, which can certainly be considered among the elite of the Havanas.
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