Montecristo Cigars Espada Oscuro

Montecristo Espada Oscuro Quillon

Cigar Aficionado · Aug 1, 2024

A large cigar with a reddish hue that shows a broad balance of earth, wood, leather and dark chocolate with a hint of licorice. Both draw and burn are even and consistent.

Churchill · 7.00″ × 56 · Medium-Full · Nicaragua

Montecristo Espada Oscuro Guard

Blind Man's Puff · Mar 27, 2020 · May 2019

Last year, Altadis’ Grupo de Maestros collaborated once again with the Plasencia family for a sequel to their 2014 Montecristo Espada, the Montecristo Espada Oscuro. As with the original, this blend is a Nicaraguan Puro. This version uses a Habano Rosado Oscuro wrapper instead of the original blend’s Nicaraguan Habano. The wrapper for this blend was chosen by Rafael Nodal, Head of Product Capability for Tabacalera USA. Nodal, Grupo de Maestro Pedro Ventura and the Plasencia family worked together on the blend. This cigar was reviewed blind (no bands) by a panel of at least 4 reviewers. They did not know what they were smoking beforehand. The scores are an average of all the reviewers' scores with outliers removed. All of our cigars reviewed are shipped to the panelists with Boveda packs to ensure optimal smoking experience. The Montecristo Espada Oscuro comes in three vitolas: Ricasso: 5 x 54 $13.27 MSRP, Guard: 6 x 50 $13.80 MSRP, and Quillon: 7 x 56 $14.60 MSRP. It comes in 10-count boxes.

Toro · 6.00″ × 50 · Medium-Strong · Nicaragua

Montecristo Espada Oscuro Guarde (6 x 50)

Tiny Tim's Cigar Blog · Aug 3, 2019

6.00″ × 50

Montecristo Espada Oscuro Guard by Altadis USA

Cigar Coop · Nov 20, 2020

In 2014, Altadis USA released the Espada by Montecristo. Historically, it was an important cigar in that it was the first Montecristo cigar to come out of Nicaragua, and for Altadis it was one of their first major releases produced by an outside factory which in this case was the Plasencia factory. In addition, the […] Key flavors: Chocolate, Natural Tobacco, Earth, Citrus, Cedar, Malt, Baker’s Spice, Pepper.

Ricasso · 5.00″ × 54 · Medium · Nicaragua

Montecristo Espada Oscuro Guard

Cigar Dojo · Apr 15, 2020

This cigar’s standout feature, for me, was its intense strength. While it managed to have a nice, enjoyable balance of flavor and body, it will put you down if you’re not careful. It’s a good cigar with just a little too much to offer in terms of nicotine.

Toro · 6.00″ × 50 · Full · Nicaragua

Montecristo Espada Oscuro Guard

Developing Palates · Mar 4, 2020 · June 2019

Like a lot of releases from 2019, the Montecristo Espada Oscuro Guard started out really well and slowly went downhill. A solid Montecristo, nothing to write home about, but a nice addition to a brand that already has way too many releases.

Toro · 6.00″ × 50 · Nicaragua