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 […]
Montecristo Icon Humidor Tabacalera de Garcia, the factory behind many of Altadis USA’s brands will be auctioning off a one of a kind custom made humidor at ProCigar 2015’s auction. The Montecristo Icon Humidor will contain 300 cigars divided up among six of Altadis USA’s Montecristo blends. There will be fifty cigars of each […]
Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch by Altadis USA The Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch is a new limited edition cigar that has recently been introduced by Altadis USA. The cigar is meant to pay homage to Altadis’ famed Grupo de Maestros team. If one looks at Altadis USA, they are a company that […]
