Habana, Cuba

The Count's Legacy

Montecristo

The Montecristo was originally branded in 1935 under the name "the H. Upmann Montecristo Selection.” When John Hunter Morris & Elkan Company, Ltd, a British tobacco distributor, was appointed to represent the brand, the brand's name was shortened to Montecristo. The name comes from the hero of Alexandre Dumas’ famous novel ‘The Count of Montecristo’, which was a favorite story read to the “torcedores” (cigar makers) at the factory. The John Hunter firm also redesigned the brand's logo to include its distinctive red and yellow box with the triangular crossed swords.

These delicious, full-flavored cigars are highly recognizable to the palate due to their unique tobacco blend, and their highly distinctive flavor.  Its mellow balanced taste is created by perfectly blending leaves from the legendary Vuelta Abajo region.  Distributed widely throughout the world and sold originally by Dunhill New York, the Montecristo brand cigar currently accounts for almost 50% of all annual Cuban cigar exports, making it the most popular Cuban cigar in the world. 

Insider's Brief

In 1935, the cigar rollers of Havana listened as a lector read aloud from Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo. The novel gave its name to a new house that would become the world’s most recognized Havana. Montecristo is medium to full, with cocoa, cedar and spice — a cigar of adventure, loyalty and measured triumph.

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Created to honor eight decades of the house. Medium to full, with roasted coffee, cedar and dark honey; a celebratory cigar for an occasion worth marking.

Montecristo’s tribute to its founding year. Full and assured, with earth, cocoa and pepper over a long, savory finish.