Cuban Cigars

Montecristo Brillantes have been created by Habanos.sa in celebration of the Chinese Year of the Dragon. They are presented in stylish red lacquered boxes containing 18 cigars. Each box is numbered and only 18,888 boxes made for global distribution.

These rare cigars are sure to become collectors’ items but if enjoyed now, the cigar smoker can expect rich aromas with the spice and ‘tang’ that has made Montecristo’s medium to full bodied blend the benchmark for many aficionados.

The cigar is a unique size within the Habanos portfolio and known as ‘Venerables’ in the factories of Cuba. They measure 5” (128mm) x 53 ring gauge and are dressed with a standard Montecristo band and a specially designed red foot-band bearing a dragon emblem and the legend “Year of the Dragon”. 

This is the fifth release dedicated to celebrating the lunar New Year following the Romeo y Julieta Maravilla 8 (2019), Hoyo de Monterrey Primaveras (2020), H. Upmann Magnum 52 (2021) and the Cohiba Siglo de Oro (2022).

The latest release from Habanos to arrive in the UK is the Montecristo Wide Edmundo. It is the fourth cigar in the brand’s portfolio to bear the Edmundo name, following the launch of the original in 2004. However, uniquely among its stablemates, the Wide Edmundo is dressed with a second band bearing
its name. The Wide Edmundo is an entirely new vitola (size) within the Habanos portfolio called the Duke No.3. It measures an impressive 4 7/8” (125mm) x 54 ring gauge.. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that makes it the heaviest ring gauge in the Edmundo range.

Montecristo is the benchmark brand for many cigar smokers. Its perfectly balanced blends are all created exclusively with selected filler and binder leaves from the Vuelta Abajo zone, home of the finest tobaccos in the world. All sizes are ‘tripa larga, totalmente a mano’ – long filler, totally handmade.

Montecristo Supremos Limited Edition 2019

The Cigar 

Habanos Limited Editions are highly appreciated and anticipated by cigar enthusiasts every year, and even more so when this is a new vitola from one of the world’s benchmark Habano brands. 

The Montecristo Supremos is the first of the much anticipated 2019 Habanos Limited Edition to be released in the UK. It is presented in a bespoke, Montecristo yellow box of 25 cigars and shares it’s dimensions with the ever-popular Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchill, measuring 5 ¼” (130mm) and with a ring gauge of 55.

This is the 10th time that Montecristo, the world’s best selling Havana brand, has been called upon to produce a prestigious Limited Edition and no other brand has produced more.

Within the Limited Edition series, which began in 2000 and can now boast of having over 60 releases, there are just three cigars with a larger diameter than the Montecristo Supremos.

This medium to full bodied cigar provides an hour or so of the classic ‘tangy’ Montecristo taste, with the dark wrapper providing a slightly sweet top taste to the blend and the extra ageing of all the leaves ensuring a rounded, smooth smoke.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: 
RING GAUGE: 55
LENGTH: 5 1/4 Inches

Montecristo Sublimes Limited Edition 2008

 Montecristo Sublimes 2008 Edicion Limitada are now available. Following the Cohiba Sublimes in 2004, Montecristo came with the same popular vitola. The smoke is exceptionally smooth for this aged Limited Edition. Rare cigar to get to and highly sought after among Cigar Aficionados.

VITOLA: Sublime
RING GAUGE: 54
LENGTH: 6 1/4 inches - 164 mm
FLAVOUR: Medium to Full

Montecristo Gran Piramides Book Collection 2017 has dark chocolate tastes with hints of coffee that get more intense as you smoke. A stunning smoke.

Brand: Montecristo
Factory Name: Gran Piramide
Vitola: Pyramid
Year: 2017
Packaging: Numbered book-shaped boîte nature box of 20 cigars (2,000 produced).
Number in box: 20
Ring Gauge: 57
Length: 160 mm

Montecristo No.4 Reserva 2007

The Cigar

To take one of the most ubiquitous Havana cigars in the world and refine it to this level is an extraordinary ambition and one that, thankfully, is pulled off with aplomb. The quality of the tobacco shines through and elevates this classic cigar to a remarkable new height.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Mareva
RING GAUGE: 42
LENGTH: 5 1/8 Inches / 129mm 

Montecristo No.2 Gran Reserva 2011

The Cigar

The most iconic Piramide on the market bar none. The Montecristo No.2 has been a benchmark cigar for decades and was the perfect choice for Cuba's second Gran Reserva in 2011

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Priamide
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 6 1/8 Inches / 156mm 

Montecristo Grand Edmundo Limited Edition 2010

The Cigar 

Sharing its dimensions with the iconic Cohiba Siglo VI, this cigar is known as a Cañonazo in the factories of Cuba, which translates into English as “canon shot”. Light one up and find out why.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Cononazo
RING GAUGE: 52
LENGTH: 5 7/8 Inches / 150mm

Montecristo 520 Limited Edition 2012

The Cigar 

This was an entirely new size within the Habanos portfolio and was created to commemorate the 520th anniversary of the arrival of the Habano in Europe following Christopher Columbus’s discovery of Cuba in 1492. Montecristo was a fitting brand to choose given that it was and still is the best selling premium cigar brand today.

FLAVOUR: Medium to Full
VITOLA: Maravillas No.3
RING GAUGE: 55
LENGTH: 6 1/8 Inches / 155mm

Montecristo 80 Aniversario

The Cigar 

Not strictly a Limited Edition as the tobaccos are not aged in the same way, the cigars are not dressed with maduro wrappers and they are not adorned with the second band. Nonetheless it is a fantastic cigar and a great way to mark the 80th anniversary of the world’s most popular Havana brand. This cigar is already a collector’s item and is, unusually, presented in boxes of 20.

Montecristo Dantes Limited Edition 2016

The Cigar 

A marked difference in shape from recent Limited Editions from Montecristo and, although it still has a ring gauge of 48, it has a decidedly slender feel to it. Nonetheless, all of the peppery tang associated with the brand very much remain in place.

Montecristo Petit No.2

The Cigar:

All the medium to full character of the classic No.2 in a shorter smoke. A welcome additon to Montecristo’s line-up, which is also dressed in the new band.

Montecristo Petit Edmundo

The Cigar:

Edmundo’s little brother blessedly burst onto the scene just ahead of the smoking ban, so that devotees of heavy gauge, intense flavoured cigars had a shorter alternative.

Montecristo OPEN  Regata

The Cigar:

A completely new figurado shape made in the image of the famous No.2, but shorter and thinner. All the smoking characteristics of its big brother are preserved in a lighter flavoured, less time consuming size.

Montecristo OPEN  Master

The Cigar:

The Open Series made way, at last, for a Robusto size in Montecristo’s illustrious line-up. A delightful, medium bodied addition in this popular shape sporting the allimportant fleur-de-lys on its band.

Montecristo OPEN  Junior

The Cigar:

The smallest of the Open Series. The Junior takes the form of a rare vitola previously only found in the Le Hoyo Series (du Deputé). A perfect morning or aperitif smoke.

Montecristo OPEN  Eagle

The Cigar:

The largest of the Montecristo Open series introduced in 2009. Its innovative 54 ring gauge format houses a different, slightly lighter tobacco blend than you find in standard Montecristos. Suits experienced and novice smokers alike

Montecristo No.5

The Cigar:

The smallest of Montecristo’s original, tightly defined range. A good pressed cigar with a flavour and aroma that develops during smoking. A faithful companion almost anywhere.

Montecristo No.4

The Cigar:

Simply the most popular individual handmade cigar in the world. Its rich, tangy, medium to full flavour acts as the benchmark for most smokers embarking on the journey to find their preferred Habano. Many return to it.

Montecristo No.3

The Cigar:

Another of the original Montecristos; this one a Corona. From start to finish it maintains the true taste of this brand.

Montecristo No.2

The Cigar:

If ever one brand has come to dominate a particular vitola, this is it. The classic Pirámide or ‘torpedo’ size. Easy burning with a controlled release of faithful Montecristo flavours; many devotees look no further than this.

Montecristo Media Corona

The Cigar:

As just 3 1/2 (90mm) long, this is as short a cigar you will find being made in Cuba today. However, despite its lack of length it is still able to deliver plenty of Montecristo taste. Ideal for when time is an issue.  

Montecristo LINEA 1935 Maltes

The Cigar:

This rare size is known as a 'Sobresalientes' within the factories of Cuba, a word which translates as 'Outstanding'in English, and its easy to see why. Big and bold, but also subtle and nuanced with a lightness of touch that surprises many people the first time they light one up. 

Montecristo LINEA 1935 Leyenda

The Cigar:

The largest of the three cigars that comprises Montecristo's new linea 1935, the Leyanda delivers an abundance of rich, flavoursome smoke over the course of the house and a half or so it takes to enjoy. Not a cigar to be hurried and perhaps best enjoyed after a hearty meal. 

Montecristo LINEA 1935 Dumas

The Cigar:

The Dumas offers a full bodied blend of signiture Montecristo tobaccos and helps make the Linea 1935 a new way to enjoy the most popular premium cigar brand in the world

Montecristo Especial No. 2

The Cigar:

Another vitola that Montecristo shares with Cohiba. Slender ring gauges may not be in vogue these days, but 38 is sufficient to house the full Montecristo blend in a dapper shape

Montecristo Edmundo

The Cigar:

Named after Alexandre Dumas’ hero Edmundo Dantes in ‘The Count of Montecristo’, the Edmundo was one of the first extra heavy gauge, parejo sizes produced in Cuba in the 21st century. Big and rewarding.

Montecristo Double Edmundo

The Cigar:

Introduced in 1971, this commanding shape remains the longest in production in Cuba. A mythical vitola that rewards the aficionado with a mounting richness of taste.

Montecristo 'A'

The Cigar:

Introduced in 1971, this commanding shape remains the longest in production in Cuba. A mythical vitola that rewards the aficionado with a mounting richness of taste.

Montecristo Churchill Anejados

The Cigar:

Not only is the vitola new to the brand, the Chruchill size cigars have been box aged for between five and seven years in the parfect climatic conditions of Cuba. A mellow more refined taste as the blend meld together over time to release their potential