My deepest condolences for not having posted in a few days, and I send you the apologies of my compatriot as well... we have both been rather busy. To make up for it, today we bring you two reviews instead of one!
And what better way (ha ha, I began a paragraph with the word 'and,' terribly cutting edge journalism this...) to have a new post, than by bringing you a review of an amazing little cigarillo. We were both terribly impressed with the Montecristo Mini- it is not usual to find a cigarillo that is as enjoyable as this. It is composed of a hybrid filler, meaning that there are proper whole leafs of tobacco mixed in with the short filler (the normal cheap bits of tobacco most cigarillos consist of), and as a result, the Mini is not dry, has quite a decent flavour and is less brittle than most cigarillos. However, it also means that it will go out if not smoked continuously, but most cigar aficionados know this is also a sign of quality. We recommend that you keep these cigarillos in a humidor, or smoke them within a few days of purchase.
Alas, these cigarillos are Cuban (Kennedy must be spinning in his grave knowing we, two Americans, are enjoying Cuban cigars so much, but we are not in America after all), so those of you in the States will have to wait for Obama to lift the embargo (hopefully)... A pack of 2 Minis will cost you around one pound. 50p for one of these is certainly worth the money!
- Smoking time: 5-10 minutes
- Flavour: 7/10
- Smoke Sweetness: 5/10
- Tar (1=very wet, 10=very dry): 6/10
- Value for Money: 9/10
- Indulgence Factor: 8/10
- Overall Rating: 6/10
I love these things to death. They deliver the exact same flavours as their larger stablemates in a bite-size package. You can get a Montecristo fix in a minimum of time, and with a minimum of environmental tobacco smoke They shouldn't go out if they are stored at the correct humidity level, which is much lower than that indicated for a full-size cigar (i.e. 55-60% as opposed to 65-70%- don't keep them in your main humidor along with your larger cigars). Overhumidification will not only lead them to go out, but also in some cases to taste sour. Finally, be gentle with them- don't take deep drags as you would with a cigarette, nor huff and puff as you would with a full-sized stick, or else they'll end up tasting acrid.
ReplyDeletegreat review. i think you have given less total rating to this cigar. whenever i write any review for any cuban cigar i rank it minimum 7 because of the name it has got in the world. because i start ranking from 5 not from 0.
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