Montecristo - Open Series - Master - Box of 20
Montecristo - Open Series - Master - Box of 20
A box of 20 cigars, the connoisseur's choice for laying down and ageing.
The Open line's robusto: a versatile, well-balanced smoke with the lighter Open blend.
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. The Línea Open was launched in 2009 with a lighter blend, classed by Habanos as medium, conceived for relaxed smoking in the open air and for a new generation of Montecristo smokers.
Connoisseurs' notes
Published reviewers commonly describe the Open Master as having salted cedar and pepper with earth, orange peel and raisin.
Summarised from published tasting notes (Cigar Aficionado and specialist tobacconists).
Recognition
- Cigar Aficionado 93 (June 2016)
Specifications
| Marque | Montecristo · Línea Open |
|---|---|
| Factory size (vitola) | Robusto |
| Shape | Robusto |
| Length | 124 mm (4⅞") |
| Ring gauge | 50 |
| Strength | Medium (Habanos classification) |
| Smoking time | 40–50 minutes (approx.) |
| Introduced | 2009 |
| 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.