a damn good cigar

That's the opposite others have noted. Many people opine that they're very inconsistent and need at least 5 years to be really good. I don't smoke a ton of Montes, but of the #2's I've had, the good ones outway the bad ones by a pretty wide margin! :thumbs:

(and I've never thought to pair a Monte with a good top-shelf bourbon...good idea!)
 
That's the opposite others have noted. Many people opine that they're very inconsistent and need at least 5 years to be really good. I don't smoke a ton of Montes, but of the #2's I've had, the good ones outway the bad ones by a pretty wide margin! :thumbs:

(and I've never thought to pair a Monte with a good top-shelf bourbon...good idea!)

i can tell you that they also go good w/ Thomas Hardy Sazerac Rye Cash Strength :thumbs:
 
In 0'3 and '04 I would have given the nod to the Upmann 2 as the best torp, but '05 Monte 2's reversed it for me. Love 'em!
 
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