Hi , And here according to the number SERIE AH 0.618.389 your box is in the last few months of 1970

According to Tabacalera S.A. number A 7040920 your box is the first half of 1977

How long would you recommend to age before smoking one? Do you normally smoke one to see how it is and let them age after?

I think they make them so you can't take them apart now, I can't get my eagle duds apart for anything.

Do you perform the wrapper rinse even after the 72 RH for 30 days ?

Very interesting topics here. Excellent video Dude.

Great review! interesting cigar & always enjoy your "rants & ramblings" - particularly appreciated your thoughts on Blenders/blending process & very much agree. Also, always fascinating to hear your thoughts and anecdotes about MRN and otherwise. ✌🏻😚💨

I don't see a spring in yours. Mine has a tiny spring and I don't know where it goes.

Love that size and like always great video. 👍👍

MRN told the blender stuff is top confidential. I was told the blender formula had changed after 2006 due to the use of hybrid tobacco.

72 too humid and in airtight container it will be higher than 72

Looking forward to the belvedere review. I had an unaged cazador and thought it was terrible. Wish they didn't need to be so aged to taste good. The size is perfect.

TY!

Wow I’ve bought so many. I have like 4 broken ones no spark and the sparkler gets stuck they suck big time and ate not cheap 8 bucks a pup

I will always prefer the Dominican "exile" montecristos. I've had the Cuban ones overseas, they just aren't as good as the one that sparked my interest in cigars in the first place.

Mine dumping fuel out the bottom at a fast pace when right side up

Thanks broo

Dude, at 0:49 you can see the golden wrapper is wet and has a shine around it. Just let it dry box for a day or two and check the humidity on it (ideal range is 60-65%) to see if it is ready to be smoked.

Mine seems to be leaking from somewhere inside the top part.. could it be thst i just need to push that hose back down? I was using it and the flame went out and it started coming out of everywhere else pretty much lol

How bout the sancho elrey

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Hello, I've been following you for a long time, I don't know if you sell Cuban cigars, if so I could buy some.

Great comparison. I'm still shocked at the width difference, but great intel.

Thanks for the review, i found the quality of the Brevas has improved over the past few years....they improve really well if kept for a long time in the humidor.....best "bang for your buck" cigars.

Sounds like a great cigar. I can only imagine how much better it would get with a few more years. Have you had one recently?

I just need to know where to get a replacement lever

You have saved me from many a headache and some cash ,thank you, sir. 🎉awsem vedio...RocknRollflat5

I tried it, you are right👏👏

Not watching the video but I am gone say good torch had mine for years only time it ain’t work is when I wet it other then that good torch and if you don’t kno how to tune the flame💀💀you slow💀💀 Also when refilling make sure you don’t lose the lil black ring at the bottom if you do your possiblely fucked

Great looking wrappers! I just ordered some of these. thx

good stuff dave

The isdue is it wont click or spark

A reply to the answer you gave… good morning. Now… smoking a cigar? That can be done anytime anywhere pretty much. But to assess the cigar ? That is a different story. If you proceed to light up such gem… be from the 1982 Era or before…a cedar strip could impart flavors that belong not on the assessment process… same as regular tap water… or any tap water because? It has to have chemistry in minerals for human consumption. If you use a torch with the lower quality butane no matter how triple distilled of a butane it is… flavors will get confused . Unwaxed cigar matches are best… long ones too. But why? The foot of the cigar has to be lit and warmed softly.. not torched into the red to be lit later… but just touched at the foot…. Looking for that hint of aroma to the nose so initially traceable… those are the true details of the cigar to be… that’s were you pick the notes. Talking about “The” assessment of a cigar … let alone this cigar you own- which is not a cigar it’s a privilege. You can smoke a cigar with anything… I have with a vintage Zippo on light up… Zippo Fluid and all that asbestos on the true Zippo Components- as they should. Same for Marlboro Reds…Blend No. 27 ect… because you wanted a smoke and that was that. But to do an assessment of a cigar of this class. You have to start from the packaging the cigar and how it was presented… then “The Tasting Notes” for they will change as you carry on smoking a cigar like that.. that should smoke like a cigarette… always. Although a Colorado Claro was not “The” color of the Lanceros we knew… that means not that yours are less… not at all. All that varied throughout the years also. These you are showcasing here are a very good rendering to that Era. The Cellophane Wrapper Detail gave it away… because Cohiba did experimented with that for their finest cigars at one time. That showcases detail and the alleged Era thus matching.. herein the Habanos SA. Versus the? Cubatabaco Era… different flavors and presentation… different management within the Land and new processing- specially when dealing with the larvae and bettle dilemma. Those were things and details of Eras with stamp-work that tells you… is it the real deal and how it’s going to perform. Under that Regime the struggle was huge… huge… I do believe that in time Habanos SA. - did saved it all for it was not going well prior. Habanos SA.- brought Europe to the table where Cuba had to come to terms and it paid of years later. Your cigars reflect that. You can yes here… smoke any cigar the way you want to… so can I…and cancel the hype so much behind it yes. But what you own is not hype… if you had the 1961 prototypes.. the 1964-67 selection the 1979 proposed export model… like yours- none of that is hype. It’s real and real from now here up to Sir. Alfred Dunhill of London where my studies came from. Bite not the “Pig-Tail” you are not Clint Eastwood he smoked cheap cigars. He did.

watching this 7 years laters while smoking one, mine has 2 or 3 months in the humi but I dont know when it was boxed. For me it's an excessively earthy cigar. Regards from Spain!

The House of Cohiba at El Laguito in the Miramar District in La Habana…as per a Cuban Cigar born from the Revolution which has utterly failed and failed the people… time and time again. For them it’s NOT like us or you here in America. It represents their ideology and pride of such to them….. the Cuban State Manufacturing Seal was always there … always… with beautiful detail…different inking process and tonality….size- but always there. The Cohiba Lancero as the Icon that it is… never a Colorado Claro Wrapper.. nope… but a more semi oily greenish tinted hue with very little interruptions on the surface… be protruded veins or bumps. The vein tracings always ran parallel and the Anillos … are always cut and presented even…. Talking about a Lancero of this class and presentation from back then ok? Where did you get this from??? I know Torcedores and Vegueros in Tampa Florida that can out do and Surpass this in 15 minutes flat. To no surprise for Tampa and La Habana are sisters in History that go back- Cohiba Lancero it’s a real match to craft in the factual historical level that it holds… and how it performs… to those women at El Laguito under that regime…. Unlike you- there is no time for joking. The Cohiba Lancero Prototypes seen with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara among others changed in time… and were never the same as what it was produced for diplomatic relations and international special orders also…the international market itself or exportation. But in their mindset represented their land and that revolution… so even at their worst Era… the quality was always present and genuine. Talking about The Cohiba Lancero nothing more.

No matter what cigar is or where is from…. There is no need to place them under the faucet with running water… no matter how clean that water is. Try some class maybe? And good sense perhaps these days? A mist of quality distilled water will settle well. The clear wrapper in those Lanceros was well done… it will keep the cigar very well if the Cabinet Dress Box was kept properly before opened. A cigar of that class for assessment will require proper cigar matches… a bottle of fine quality drinking non carbonated water… unsalted crackers that are fresh. That is if you want to understand what a Cohiba Lancero really is…. Before you smoke the rest of them….this cigar it’s Iconic. Class is due.

The look is half the experience for me

Just carry an extra lighter.

Good cigars ,i often at times get same flavor profile as the Monte 4 cigar. These cigars don't have date stamp on the box because they are ready to smoke compared to the bigger brands that need age to smoke well.

Thank you for sharing!

Who heard the fart 😂😂😂

I try to keep my toscana cigars in a storage humidity of 62%.. as they are a dry fire cured cigar they need no humidor or storage directly but keeping them in a humidor at around 60 to 65% humidity will help them age better and add just a touch of humidity to the dry cigar without making them too moist to smoke… changes the taste for a better more even flavor throughout and opens up natural tastes of the tobacco also allows the cigar to release the natural sweetness of the Kentucky Tobacco and fermented sugars in the cigar.. just always something that Iv done with my toscans before smoking them and it’s always been an enjoyable experience…

No not the same one as I got

Agree. I've got a box for the past year and yes they are getting better , but 85-86 for me. Let rest a couple of years.

Dave Bouchon Bistro in Coral Gables, Miami has pre-embargo Cuban Cigars as well as the Surf Club Restaurant.

Opt for illuminating your Cuban cigar prior to cutting to enhance its flavor, minimizing excessive heat and averting any detrimental chimney effect on the filler's exquisite taste.

Just love the original monte light brown band. Wish they would bring that back for nostalgia purposes. My first box of mont no 2s from 1999 had those bands on them. Seems like they copied the American version bands with the latest bands they put on them now! Beautiful cigar.

Super interesting, any other unorthodox or cool old school tips & tricks like this you can share?

bruh... how do u fix it

RIP MRN