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Montecristo 90th Anniversary: flavour profile and cigars like it

Montecristo 90th Anniversary is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Espinosa Laranja Hybrid and Leonel Rare d'Or.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Montecristo 90th Anniversary cigar
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What does Montecristo 90th Anniversary taste like?

No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.

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

WrapperNicaraguan tobacco
BinderNicaraguan tobacco
FillerNicaraguan tobacco
StrengthMedium as published by atlanticcigar.com
BodyFull
Made inNicaragua
Made byPlasencia Cigars
FactoryPlasencia Cigars, Nicaragua
SizesMontecristo 90th Anniversary Nacional 5.5×56 · Montecristo 90th Anniversary Nacional - 5 Pack 5.5×56 · Montecristo 90th Anniversary No. 2 6.125×52 · Montecristo 90th Anniversary No. 2 - 5 Pack 6.125×52

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

What reviewers say

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Montecristo 90th Anniversary

The line. Montecristo’s 90th Anniversary first reached Casa de Montecristo in Villa Park on August 30, 2025. National release was scheduled September 15. Plasencia produced both formats. cigarsnobmag.com

Cigars like Montecristo 90th Anniversary

  1. Espinosa Laranja HybridClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Leonel Rare d'OrAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Octane by AJ Fernandez Hi-Octane HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. A.J. Fernandez AmarAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. All Saints Saint FrancisOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Montecristo 90th Anniversary as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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