{"product_id":"montecristo-edmundo-single","title":"Montecristo - Edmundo - Single","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA single cigar, the ideal way to try this size before committing to a box.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaunched in 2004 and a modern classic: a generous 52 ring gauge that gives a full, cool draw and plenty of Montecristo depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMontecristo was created in Havana in 1935 and takes its name from Alexandre Dumas's \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo\u003c\/i\u003e, a favourite of the lectores who read aloud to the rollers as they worked. From 1937 the brand was made alongside H. Upmann, and its original five sizes, No.1 to No.5, are all still in production. Every Montecristo is long filler and totally handmade with tobacco from the Vuelta Abajo, and Habanos class the marque as \u003cb\u003emedium to full\u003c\/b\u003e in flavour. In the UK it is a perennial favourite: Hunters \u0026amp; Frankau name the No.4 as the country's best-selling Havana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eConnoisseurs' notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished reviewers commonly describe the Edmundo as having cedar, leather and pepper, with walnut, nougat and oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSummarised from published tasting notes (Cigar Aficionado and specialist tobacconists).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRecognition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCigar Aficionado 93 – No.2 of the Top 25 Cigars of 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eMarque\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003eMontecristo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eFactory size (vitola)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003eEdmundo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eShape\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003eRobusto extra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eLength\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e135 mm (5⅜\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eRing gauge\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eStrength\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003eMedium to Full (Habanos classification)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eSmoking time\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e40–50 minutes (approx.)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eIntroduced\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:4px 12px 4px 0\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003eCuba · tobacco from the Vuelta Abajo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStorage \u0026amp; smoking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep in a humidor at 65–70% relative humidity and around 16–18°C. Cut just above the cap line and toast the foot gently before lighting; smoke slowly and let it rest between draws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGenuine Habanos, supplied through Hunters \u0026amp; Frankau, the official UK importer. You must be 18 or over to purchase tobacco products.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montecristo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1194385497,"sku":"MO1101-3SNGL-NT","price":48.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/1501\/products\/MO1101-A_bfae7705-25cd-46ef-9431-9be6671790bc.jpg?v=1489667053","url":"https:\/\/tobaccouk.com\/products\/montecristo-edmundo-single","provider":"Holmes Cuban Cigars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}