San Cristobal Monumento

[elderboy02]

Date: 4/5/09

Cigar: San Cristobal Monumento (7.2 x 49)

Cost: $10.75

Drink: Coca-Cola (the best cola)

Appearance: This has a dark corojo wrapper on it. There were a couple small veins showing. The wrapper was flawless. I absolutely love the band on it. The appearance gets a 10/10 .

Taste of the cigar: This cigar is very, very complex. I picked up many different flavors. I picked up on a coffee taste, woodsy taste, cocoa, and a slight bit of spice. I remember the robusto size being much spicier, but this churchill is very well balanced. It is a very rich cigar.

Construction: Held an long ash. The draw was perfect. The cigar required only a few small touchups, but I blame this on the wind.

My smoking buddy Henry enjoying the cigar as well:

Strength: This was a medium-full bodied cigar.

Summary: This cigar was very, very good. I nubbed it. They are a little pricey to be an every day cigar, but I could see myself picking up a 5'er here and there. I give it a 9/10.

 

[Fatken]

Thanks for the review. I have smoked several and enjoyed all but one, but that was probably my fault for not giving it enough time to sell in the humi.

Ken

 

[Jimmyhaze]

Thank you for reviewing this cigar. It piqued my interest when I was browsing through a catalog. I might have to pick some up when my budget allows.
I am starting to get more into Churchill sizes after smoking H. Upmann Sir Winstons.

 

[khari]

I smoked the robusto size today and I agree with you on all points except that Coca-Cola is the best cola. Pepsi!

 

[JFellows]

Pepsi!

Blasphemy.

Thanks for the review! I love the San Cristobal line.

 

[Not A Nice Person]

Good review! My four-legged smokin' buddy's named Henry also!

The Fabuloso (torpedo) is my favorite in the San Cristobal (and one of my favorite cigars, period) but I've had a few Monumentos. LOVED 'em, but found 'em to be a whole lotta cigar . . . very full-body-experience to me at that size!

~Boar