Montecristo little cigars are the best-known and best-selling Habanos brand. The medium-strength cigars are among the most popular with both experienced smokers and beginners. All formats of the brand are characterized by a unique taste, characterized by strong roasted aromas such as coffee, cocoa and vanilla, paired with a medium-strong, fruity-sweet tobacco taste. The production of Montecristo little cigars takes place mainly in the José Marti factory (formerly H. Upmann factory) and partly in El Laguito.
If, on the other hand, you have a little more time to enjoy and the need for a little more smoke, the Montecristo little cigars are one of the best brands from Cuba. It offers a significantly more voluminous, creamier smoking pleasure compared to the slimmer formats.
The trend towards shorter formats with large ring dimensions is served at Montecristo little cigars with the Edmundo family. The classic Edmundo is 135 mm long with a ring gauge of 52, while the Petit Edmundo is slightly shorter at 110 mm and has the same diameter. Both long fillers offer the brand’s full range of flavors and are also available in practical tubes.
The Montecristo little cigars brand was created in 1935 by Alonso Menéndez. After doing successful deals in New York and Florida, the wealthy Spaniard bought the Cuban factory of Particulares and immediately began developing his own brand. The name goes back to the famous novel “The Count of Monte Cristo” by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. This novel was one of the most popular works read to the torcedores while they were working.
The brand developed extremely successfully, so that Menéndez was able to use his profits to buy up the failed H. Upmann factory in 1937 and to continue production of both brands there in the future. He was always very keen to ensure the success of his brand, only the best tobaccos were used to produce the cigars under special ripening processes. The customers rewarded this, the sales figures continued to rise, and the H. Upmann brand was also able to recover. Ultimately, the factory even had to move to a larger building to keep up with demand.