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New World
Grown and blended outside Cuba — Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Ecuador and beyond. New World makers have redefined premium cigar-making with bold innovation and diverse microclimates.
Leaf Composition
Growing Region — Estelí
Bold, peppery ligero; the engine-room of Nicaraguan premium production
The heart of Nicaraguan premium cigar production. Produces bold, peppery ligero that forms the strength backbone of most major Nicaraguan blends. Home to more major cigar factories than any other single city outside Havana: AJ Fernandez, My Father, Drew Estate, Padrón, Rocky Patel, Foundation, and Warfighter's Tabacalera Carreras.
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producer baselineThe Brand
Founded 1935. Named after Alexandre Dumas' novel. The world's most recognised Cuban cigar brand. The No.2 torpedo is the single most awarded cigar in Cigar Aficionado history.
Nationalised by the Cuban revolution
The Cuban government nationalises all tobacco companies following the revolution. Montecristo becomes part of the state-owned Habanos S.A. enterprise. The Menéndez family and many rollers emigrate — carrying their expertise to start new brands abroad.
Founded by Alonso Menéndez and José García
Montecristo is founded in Havana. Workers at the factory traditionally had a reader ('el lector') who read novels aloud during rolling shifts. Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo was a favourite — the name stuck.
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