At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA unveiled a jar release featuring an all new size of the iconic Montecristo Classic Series blend. The new Montecristo Classic Series No. 2 introduces a new 6 x 50 vitola into the line – and it will be exclusive to the jar releases. Each of the jars includes […]
Atladis USA has announced a follow-up cigar to its Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch release. The new cigar is called Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch II. The new Private Batch II will once again be a limited production cigar, but this time will feature a new blend, a new size, and modified packaging. Private Batch […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we termed “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring […]
The Espada by Montecristo Estoque is a limited edition cigar that made its debut at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show. The Montecristo Estoque is a line extension to the Espada by Montecristo line that features an all-new blend. Montecristo traces its origins back to Cuba when Alonso Menendez and Jose Manuel Pepe Garcia created a brand inspired […]
The Montecristo 80th Anniversary is limited edition cigar released by Altadis USA to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Montecristo brand. Montecristo traces its roots back to 1935 when Alonso Menendez and Jose Manuel Pepe Garcia started a brand in Cuba inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Montecristo. While the brand is still an iconic […]
With 2015 being the 80th anniversary of the Montecristo brand, Altadis USA decided to put considerable emphasis around this brand. The 2015 IPCPR saw Altadis launch three new blends around Montecristo. One of these three cigars is an off-shoot of the popular Montecristo White Series called the Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut. The Montecristo White Vintage […]
With Atladis’ commemorating 80 years of he Montecristo brand, there was considerable attention on this brand at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show for Atladis USA. One item Altadis has recently unveiled is a new commemorative size to its Montecristo White Series. This one is in the form of a 7 x 50 Churchill-sized cigar called […]
2015 is the 80th anniversary of the Montecristo brand, thus Montecristo has been a big focus of the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show for Atladis USA. At the Trade Show, Atladis unveiled a new limited edition line extension of the Espada by Montecristo called Estoque. Estoque features an all-new blend and is scheduled to be released […]
In 1935, Alonso Menendez and Jose Manuel Pepe Garcia started a brand in Cuba inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Montecristo appropriately titled Montecristo. 2015 now marks 80 years since that iconic brand was created. On the eve of the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Altadis USA held a gala event at the Bourbon […]
For the past few year, Altadis USA has introduced or showcased a new Montecristo line at the IPCPR Trade Show. This year, as opposed to introducing a new line, the company turns to one of its tried and true blends, and launches an off-shoot of its Montecristo White line called the Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut. As the name indicates […]
