The Montecristo brand of cigars was born in Cuba in 1935. A relative latecomer to the cigar industry, Montecristo quickly became one of the world’s best known cigar labels. The Dominican version of the Montecristo, manufactured by the same company that brings you such famous brands as Romeo y Julieta and H. Upmann, was born in 1995. Hand-rolled by some of the finest craftsmen in the Dominican, the Montecristo is the standard by which all other cigars are judged. Smooth and satisfying, the Montecristo is a medium-bodied smoke with notes of spice and nuts followed by a sweet, cedary finish. It is a smooth smoke with impeccable construction. If you’ve never smoked a Montecristo, you are missing out on the worst-kept secret in the cigar industry.