Montecristo - No 4 - Box of 10
Montecristo - No 4 - Box of 10
A box of 10 cigars
The UK's best-selling Havana (Hunters & Frankau). A perfectly proportioned petit corona that delivers the full Montecristo character in around half an hour.
Montecristo was created in Havana in 1935 and takes its name from Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo, 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 medium to full in flavour. In the UK it is a perennial favourite: Hunters & Frankau name the No.4 as the country's best-selling Havana.
Connoisseurs' notes
Published reviewers commonly describe the No.4 as having leather and spice with floral and herbal notes, black tea and cinnamon-dusted nuts.
Summarised from published tasting notes (Cigar Aficionado and specialist tobacconists).
Recognition
- Cigar Aficionado 91 (April 2026)
Specifications
| Marque | Montecristo |
|---|---|
| Factory size (vitola) | Marevas |
| Shape | Petit corona |
| Length | 129 mm (5⅛") |
| Ring gauge | 42 |
| Strength | Medium to Full (Habanos classification) |
| Smoking time | about 30 minutes (approx.) |
| Introduced | 1935 |
| Origin | Cuba · tobacco from the Vuelta Abajo |
Storage & smoking
Keep 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.
Genuine Habanos, supplied through Hunters & Frankau, the official UK importer. You must be 18 or over to purchase tobacco products.