Montecristo

A curated selection of the top big-brand and boutique cigars to smoke or collect now…

Pair the perfect cigar with premier whiskies, Cognac, and even gin…

Davidoff tops the list with a sublimely smooth smoke that adds Brazilian leaf into the blend…

The Espada by Montecristo Estoque is named for the type of sword used by matadors…

These well-rounded cigars are essentially one size fits all…

Limited-edition cigars from the Dominican Republic and Cuba commemorate Montecristo’s 80th anniversary.   In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas describes Edmond Dantès—a sailor who became a nobleman—as a man who “has some excellent cigars.” The character inspired the name of the cigar brand that Alonso Menendez created in 1935 in Havana, […]

Contrary to popular opinion, not all Havanas are stellar stogies. Here is how to make the most of the relaxed new rules.

Much like the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, the market for top-quality cigars this holiday season is defined by three themes: the past, the present, and the future. Through the handiwork of such brands as Avo, Arturo Fuente, L’Atelier, and Cubano Limitado, smokers are once again enjoying thin and elegant lanceros, a classic cigar […]

Ashton Symmetry This medium-strong to full-bodied cigar is the first new Ashton release in a decade and the brand’s first to contain Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. Blended by Carlos Fuente Jr., the Symmetry combines tobaccos from Chateau de la Fuente and Villa Gonzalez in the Dominican Republic and Fuente’s Un Buen Vecino farm in Nicaragua. It […]