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Montecristo Petit No. 2: flavour profile and cigars like it

Montecristo Petit No. 2 is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention cedar, roasted coffee, cocoa, spice, walnut shell and lemon peel.

On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Davidoff Yamasá and Montecristo No. 3.

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What does Montecristo Petit No. 2 taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • cedar
  • roasted coffee
  • cocoa
  • spice
  • walnut shell
  • lemon peel

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

WrapperCuban leaf
BinderCuban
FillerCuban long filler
StrengthMedium to full
Made byHabanos S.A. (Cuba)
SizesPetit No. 2 (short torpedo) 4.75x52

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

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 Kingdom.

Cigars like Montecristo Petit No. 2

  1. Davidoff Yamasá74% flavour matchYamasá (Dominican Republic) · MediumMore cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, a step milder.
  2. Montecristo No. 370% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more earth and leather, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
  3. Rocky Patel 20th Anniversary67% flavour matchHonduran · MediumMore pepper and spice, a step milder.
  4. Romeo y Julieta 187567% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · MediumMore pepper and spice, a step milder.
  5. Drew Estate Herrera Estelí Brazilian Maduro65% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, less cedar and wood, same strength.

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

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