Tasting Note

Altadis U.S.A. keeps Montecristo fresh and interesting with the 1935 Anniversary Edición Diamante. It started out as a rejected prototype, but Rafael Nodal of Altadis and cigarmaker A.J. Fernandez returned to the blend and realized that a few more years of age transformed the cigar into something extraordinary. Edición Diamante consists of Nicaraguan tobaccos, featuring a wrapper from a hybrid Cuban-seed plant grown in Jalapa. Underneath is filler from Estelí and a Criollo binder from the volcanic island of Ometepe. First puffs erupt with pepper, leather and earth, but a steady flow of roasted nuts, baking spices and dark chocolate even out the smoke.