Montecristo It is perhaps the best known and most appreciated of all the Cuban cigar brands, being the most widely distributed cigarettes in the world.
These flavorful, flavorful cigars are highly recognizable due to their unique tobacco blend and highly distinctive flavor. There are some brands of Montecristo Cuban cigars such as Montecristo No. 1, Montecristo No. 2 (Torpedo size), Montecristo No. 3, Montecristo No. 4 (Petit Corona size), Montecristo No. 5, Montecristo A, Montecristo Edmundo, Montecristo Petit, among others.
The original line of Cuban Monte Cristo Cigars had only five numbered sizes, with a piped cigar added during the 1940s, but otherwise remained unchanged until after nationalization. With Menéndez and García after 1959, one of the top grade twisters, José Manuel González, was promoted to plant manager and proceeded to breathe new life into the brand.
In the 1970s and 1980s, five new sizes were added: the A, the Special No. 1 and 2, the Jewel, and the Tubo Petit. Three other sizes, the Montecristo No. 6, No. 7, and B, but were subsequently discontinued released, although occasionally the B can be found in very small versions every year in Cuba.
Through the 1970s and 1980s, Montecristo continued to rise in popularity with cigar smokers and firmly entrenched itself as one of Cuba's best selling lines of cigars. The Montecristo No. 4 is, in itself, the most popular cigar on the world market.
In 2004, another new edition for the regular line was made with the Edmundo, a large robust-sized cigar, named after Dumas' hero «The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantès.
Montecristo is also regularly chosen to be featured in the annual Habanos SA Limited Edition selection of cigars with a vintage dark wrapper and there are numerous limited edition versions of special Montecristo cigars for special occasions, anniversaries, the annual Habanos Festival, charities, etc
In 2007, a cigar called Edmundo Dantes Conde 109 was released as part of the Habano 'regional edition series. A Montecristo blend is used and is believed to have a different name due to trademark law issues in Mexico.