Cuban wrapper · Medium to full
Montecristo Media Corona: flavour profile and cigars like it
Montecristo Media Corona is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention fruit, spice, wood, cocoa powder, orange peel and floral.
On our flavour map it leans toward fruit and flowers, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Cuaba Divinos and Montecristo Petit No. 2.
What does Montecristo Media Corona taste like?
- fruit
- spice
- wood
- cocoa powder
- orange peel
- floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Cuban leaf |
|---|---|
| Binder | Cuban |
| Filler | Cuban long filler |
| Strength | Medium to full |
| Made by | Habanos S.A. (Cuba) |
| Sizes | Media Corona 3.5x44 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide. Cuban cigars generally can't be legally imported into the United States.
What smokers and critics say
Critics note: woody and floral with orange peel, fruit, spice and cocoa powder and slow, cool burn.
Critics flag: draw a bit airy.
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 Canada and the Nordics.
Cigars like Montecristo Media Corona
- Cuaba Divinos76% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more earth and leather, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
- Montecristo Petit No. 264% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more cocoa and coffee, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
- Gurkha Cellar Reserve 15 Year64% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
- Romeo y Julieta Belvederes63% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more cedar and wood, less cocoa and coffee, a step milder.
- Davidoff Yamasá63% flavour matchYamasá (Dominican Republic) · MediumMore cedar and wood, less fruit and flowers, a step milder.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.