Montecristo Wide Edmundo

📌 Brand: Montecristo
📌 Line: Wide Edmundo
📌 Size: Robusto (4 7/8" × 54) - Duke No3
📌 Weight: 13.1 g
📌 Age: 2 years
📌 Origin: Cuba

Tasting Notes

• Cedar – Classic Cuban woody core

• Earth – Rustic and grounding

• Cocoa – Subtle sweet richness

• White Pepper – Gentle spice on the retrohale

First Impressions

The Wide Edmundo shows a light brown wrapper with a slightly rustic look. Pre-light aromas are cedar, barnyard, and a faint cocoa sweetness. Cold draw offers cedar and pepper, but construction feels a little soft.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Cedar and earth lead, cocoa flickers lightly. Burn line begins uneven.

• Second Third – Earthiness deepens, pepper adds balance, but construction problems arise with tunneling and waviness.

• Final Third – Cocoa fades, cedar dominates, but burn issues persist with repeated touch-ups, dulling enjoyment.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Torres 20 Hors d’Age Brandy , rich dried fruit and oak smoothness to elevate the cigar’s muted profile.

• Tea – Keemun Black Tea (China), malty and floral, bringing finesse to a rough performance.

Music Pairing

“La Leyenda del Tiempo” – Camarón de la Isla

Soulful and intense, adding layers missing in the cigar.

Final Thoughts

The Montecristo Wide Edmundo promises Cuban charm but falls short due to poor construction. While cedar, earth, and cocoa are present, burn and draw issues overwhelm the experience.

Final Score: 6/10
Why not a 10?
Bad construction, uneven burn, and tunneling spoiled an otherwise solid flavor base.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.