Reviews
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Date Added: Friday 18 June, 2021
Montecristo No. 4 Cigar - 1 Single
by David
Such a shame; the No. 4 was my re-introduction to cigars about 7 or 8 years ago when I quit smoking, all of a sudden I could afford a good cigar ! My son bought me a humidor for X-mas and off I went, maybe I was just lucky but my first two or three boxes of 10 were fabulous and I only dabbled in NW cigars. Then the plugging started, even in 5 boxes Id get at least one um-smokable, in the 10s 2 or 3.
I left it a few years, maybe, I thought, maybe theyd had a bad harvest or two or so then last month bought a box of 10, first 2 were lovely, 3rd was tight as hell in the last 3rd, but I didnt get to the last third (I could feel where it was so tight)Ive clipped it and looking around the net, put in a zip and in the fridge, you never know. Wont be buying again, we pay so much Tax in the UK this could make it unaffordable, Im not kidding, almost £15 to throw it away? No. Ive counted the 10 boxes, Ive kept most of them and there are 9 probably more in the bin over the years, you cant keep everything! I cant count the NWs Ive smoked, not ONE plug, really, Im sad, old fashioned and keep a
Date Added: Monday 14 June, 2021
So my review reflects the quality of the cigar build as well as the smoke. To the latter, it looked tightly rolled but actually drew really well, the ash held all the way down and it was moslty pleasant. Actually far better than the davidoff WC traveller belicoso (which unlike every other davidoff i’ve had, was bland). So for smoke and price undoubtedly great value. However this cigar had bloomed (is that the right word) at the end like it had dried out and rehydrated. Also the wrapper is wafer thin so when smoking it cracked down the length which ruined the final half. This was due to condition on arrival and if this example had been offered in a shop i would have swapped it out, i guess thats the downside of mail order but i do feel it was obvious this example was poor quality and should have been rejected. Cant comment as to whether this is typical , but i see the boxes are being promoted so someone else can advise. My score reflects my actual experience rather than what could have been.
Date Added: Friday 11 June, 2021
As others has mentioned sadly mine came split and losing its outside wrapper a little. However it was a fine smoke. The first third was a light pepper taste and fairly mild, the second third picked up the pace and brought in those leathery notes and a slightly stronger pepper, also started to get creamy smoke at this point. The final third was a medium smoke and very peppery but still felt smooth on the palette. I actually really enjoyed this cigar for the price, just a shame it was split.
Date Added: Thursday 10 June, 2021
Montecristo No. 4 Cigar - 1 Single
by Gotdon
Draw was fine and the first third was a nice experience sitting in the garden with a good coffee. Burn was slightly uneven but nothing drastic. Last third got bitter and very earthy and didn’t really enjoy it so much.
Date Added: Wednesday 09 June, 2021
Not a altogether bad smoke for the price. Biggest problem is the outer wrapper. I had one that actually disintegrated about two thirds of the way down. Some times the outer wrapper comes off when the band is removed. And some times it simply starts to unravel. They definitely need to work on this problem. On the plus side, they are cheap.
Date Added: Tuesday 08 June, 2021
I just smoked one of these with my morning coffee.
I know Mitchell Orchant knows his cigars, so I had fairly high hopes and I have to say for the price & the size you canÂ’t go wrong here.
I bought ten for the fact they were cheap and I just wanted a once a week smoke and not to break into my DavidoffÂ’s and they are excellent! I got a good fifty mins out of one.
Good ash, even burn, excellent flavour of cedar and smooth vanilla. They go great with Guatemala coffee.
These rival some of my most expensive cigars in my opinion.
For the price, the fact theyÂ’re Mitchell OrchantÂ’s design, just an all round pleasure. IÂ’m going to get a box of twenty soon and leave them in the humidor.
5/5 from me and a great smoke.
