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Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua (non-Cuban): flavour profile and cigars like it

Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua (non-Cuban) is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Nicaraguan (Habano seed) wrapper over Nicaraguan long filler. Published tasting notes mention leather, red pepper, malted milk chocolate, coffee, cinnamon and cedar.

On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with pepper and spice behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Partagás Petit Coronas Especiales and León Jimenes Guillermo León.

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What does Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua (non-Cuban) taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • leather
  • red pepper
  • malted milk chocolate
  • coffee
  • cinnamon
  • cedar

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperNicaraguan (Habano seed)
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan long filler
StrengthMedium to full
Made byAltadis U.S.A.; blended by A.J. Fernandez and Rafael Nodal, rolled at San Lotano, Ocotal, Nicaragua
SizesNo. 2 (Torpedo) 6.125x52 · Toro 6x54 · Churchill 7x52 · Robusto 5x54 · Espeso 5.5x60 · Demi 5.5x46

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: dark chocolate, leather, pepper, even burn and draw and well constructed.

Some say: on the pricey side and too loosely rolled for one reviewer.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the United States.

Cigars like Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua (non-Cuban)

  1. Partagás Petit Coronas Especiales86% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanLess pepper and spice, a step stronger.
  2. León Jimenes Guillermo León79% flavour matchHabano wrapper · FullSame Habano wrapper style, less cream and nuts, a step stronger.
  3. Oliva Serie O Maduro78% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more cocoa and coffee, less cream and nuts, same strength.
  4. Diamond Crown Maximus76% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper style, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
  5. Matilde Renacer76% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper style, more fruit and flowers, less cream and nuts, same strength.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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