Cuban wrapper · Medium
Montecristo Open Junior: flavour profile and cigars like it
Montecristo Open Junior is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention toasted coconut, earth, leather, cedar and light spice.
On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Brick House Classic (Natural) and Luis Martinez Silver Selection.
What does Montecristo Open Junior taste like?
- toasted coconut
- earth
- leather
- cedar
- light spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Cuban leaf |
|---|---|
| Binder | Cuban |
| Filler | Cuban long filler |
| Strength | Medium |
| Made by | Habanos S.A. (Cuba) |
| Sizes | Open Junior (Trabuco) 4.375x38 |
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
- 3.8 out of 5 from 135 customer reviews at Cigarworld.de (Cigarworld.de rates out of 8; converted to 5)
Smokers like: mild and nutty and creamy, easy smoke.
Some say: pricey for the size and burn can run uneven.
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 Nordics.
Cigars like Montecristo Open Junior
- Brick House Classic (Natural)77% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumMore pepper and spice, less cream and nuts, same strength.
- Luis Martinez Silver Selection73% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumMore cocoa and coffee, less earth and leather, same strength.
- Perdomo Lot 23 Sun Grown73% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumMore cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, same strength.
- Montecristo Joyitas71% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, less pepper and spice, a step stronger.
- Diplomáticos No. 270% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more fruit and flowers, less pepper and spice, a step stronger.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.