Connecticut shade wrapper · Mild to medium
Montecristo White (White Series): flavour profile and cigars like it
Montecristo White (White Series) is a mild to medium hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper over Dominican and Nicaraguan long filler. Published tasting notes mention creamy and slightly earthy.
On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with earth and leather behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Regius Connecticut and Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas.
What does Montecristo White (White Series) taste like?
- creamy
- slightly earthy
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Dominican and Nicaraguan long filler |
| Strength | Mild to medium |
| Made by | Altadis U.S.A. (Dominican Republic) |
| Sizes | Especial No. 3 5.5x44 · Robusto Grande 5x52 · Rothschilde 5x52 · No. 2 6.125x52 · Toro 6x54 · Churchill 7x54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
- 4.5 out of 5 from 30 customer reviews at Holt's
- Cigar Aficionado: 90 points for the White Series No. 2 (2024)
Smokers like: mild, smooth, creamy, even burn and draw and nice with morning coffee.
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 White (White Series)
- Regius Connecticut73% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cocoa and coffee, less earth and leather, same strength.
- Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas71% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanMore cedar and wood, less earth and leather, same strength.
- Zino Nicaragua64% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less earth and leather, a step stronger.
- E.P. Carrillo New Wave Connecticut64% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less earth and leather, same strength.
- Oliva Flor de Oliva62% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · MediumMore cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, a step stronger.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.