Review Details

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No.2 SLB - 25 cigars

Product Review (submitted on August 20, 2011):

Although similar in size to the Partagas Serie D No. 4, this is a true ambassador for the both the entire Cuban cigar industry and the brand it represents so magnificently.

Unlike the Partagas, it is slightly more assertive and domineering. It renders the smoker almost speechless at first, while he tries to grasp the scope of this portly little Habanos finesse.

The underpinnings of this cigar are concealed in moderate smoke that belies both the imagination and visual perceptions. It almost defies total logic...

How can such moderate smoke produce such incredible taste and aroma? I may never fully understand the infinite details of how one cigar can taste so different and set itself so far apart from others. My only concern is to enjoy.

This is a great Habano that you should yield to as soon as you can. They smell great even before you light one!

My memory with this cigar first occurred in Paris with my brother-in-law about ten years ago. We came across them in a glass case near the register of the cafe where we had enjoyed lunch. We bought many more of this cigar for the entire two weeks we were in France and still love them to this day. C'est La Vie!