Montenegro President Series Cordial Aged 6+ Years

So, I found out why Montenegro is so damn good. The Batista we had last year blew the industry away. People could not understand why and how it was so good. And so after some teeth pulling and a few dinners with the owners at the Grand Havana Room in Beverly Hills, it became clear. Hector Luis Prieto. This is one of the best tobacco growers in Cuba to date. He not only helped set up the Montenegro farm (which is organic by the way; no pesticides) 8 years ago, he also brought all of his seeds from Cuba to plant initially. He shows up in Nicaragua twice a year to check on operations. He will first eat the soil. I’m not kidding. When they found the farm, he would walk around tasting the soil. This is how they know where to buy land. Incredible and crazy stuff here, people. This one cigar alone makes this month’s box worth the opportunity to smoke it. This is no Batista though, I must tell you. This is a bit zestier. Still has the same perfect construction for the most part, and similar flavors, but this one kicks a bit harder. That’s enough story, let’s smoke!