Montecristo Cigars

       Every now and then I am gifted with cigars that do NOT come from Cuba…. No problem, I love smoking…. REALLY love smoking and so whenever a friend drops by with a few cigars for me to try out I feel fortunate, grateful, appreciative and every emotion that a free cigar can give you…. I see no reason to start slamming brands from countries other than Cuban, so I won’t but WOW, every time I light up a cigar, regardless of it’s price or quality, I always tend to feel the same sense of disappointment. The one thing I DO appreciate about non-Cuban cigars is their ash….. see below….That is one FINE white ash…… Great soil the tobacco plant was grown in ……. Nice ash……… BUT…….  Nothing close to what I get out of a Cuban Montecristo.  Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen some beautiful grey white ashes on Monte cigars but, for me, the taste is the clincher. .. NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING gives me the same sense of enjoyment I get from a Monte 2, an Edmundo or even a joyitas… It is in the soil, the curing process and the age old tradition that comes out of Cuba… I can see that Non-Cubans are high quality, wonderfully rolled and wrapped…. BUT…. I’m sorry……. The love isn’t there for me!!!!!!!