Montecristo stands as one of the world’s most prestigious cigar brands, founded in 1935 in Havana, Cuba, and named after Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel. The brand represents the pinnacle of Cuban cigar craftsmanship, utilizing premium Vuelta Abajo tobacco to create cigars with exceptional balance and complexity. Today, Montecristo accounts for approximately one-quarter of global Cuban cigar sales, cementing its status as the most popular Cuban cigar brand worldwide and a benchmark for excellence in the premium cigar industry.
Box of 18 Cigars
• Named after Alexandre Dumas’ novel ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ which was read aloud to cigar rollers in Cuban factories
• Features an iconic logo of six crossed swords surrounding a fleur-de-lis, designed by British distributor John Hunter Morris and Elkan Co.
• Accounts for approximately 25% of Habanos SA’s worldwide sales, making it the most popular Cuban cigar brand globally
• The legendary Montecristo No. 4 petit corona was the world’s best-selling Cuban cigar for many years
• Split into two distinct operations after 1960: Cuban production under government control and Dominican production by the exiled Menéndez family
• 2024 Cigar Aficionado – No. 2 Cigar of the Year (Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua Espeso, 97-point rating)
• 2021 Cigar Aficionado – No. 2 Cigar of the Year (Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua)
• 2018 Cigar Aficionado – No. 10 Cigar of the Year (Montecristo Nicaragua Robusto)
• 2023 Cigar Journal – Top 25 New Cigars recognition for innovation and quality
• 2022 International Premium Cigar Awards – Excellence in Traditional Craftsmanship
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