Thread: Montecristo No. 2 Gran Reserva Cosecha 2005

A new Gran Reserva vitola was unveilled at the last Habano Festival in Cuba: Montecristo No. 2 Gran Reserva Cosecha 2005

Available Summer 2011









The first Gran Reserva with the Montecristo brand, penciled in by many as habano’s taste benchmark, coming in the successful Montecristo No. 2 vitola, is quite a major development in this 13th Festival

Manufactured by master rollers at the H. Upmann cigar factory, with leaves from the 2005 harvest picked up from the finest Vuelta Abajo plantations, featuring exquisite farming selection, and a prolonged and thorough natural aging process under the best conditions.

All requirements in the preservation of raw materials on the field and in the factory, coupled with the best manufacturing process, are the underpinnings of the exclusive Gran Reserva concept for Habanos S.A. products in which leaves that have endured a long and thorough aging process for at least five years are used.

“Paying homage to this brand with the launch of a Gran Reserva is a special opportunity for our aficionados, an opportunity that demands from us maximum care and exclusiveness in terms of raw materials and the making process. This speaks volumes of habanos’ one-and-only character as a protected denomination of origin and stands for a recognition to this undisputed token of Cuba’s tobacco industry,” says Jose Miguel Barzaga Maceo, the young director of the H. Upmann factory where these Montecristos are made.

The Gran Reserva Montecristo No. 2 Cosecha 2005 (ring gauge 52 x 152mm long) is a unique, extremely reduced production of barely 5,000 numbered cases containing 15 units apiece that “within the brand’s own patterns, it offers a more intense enjoyment. And thanks to this much pampering and care all its taste and aromatic notes are more roundly perceived,” Barzaga goes on to say.

This is a complete habano full of personality and character that guarantees a pleasant and peaceful smoking session, elegantly bundled up with a thin wrapper, decked out with the brand’s band and the Gran Reserva ring, and packed in beautiful black lacquered wooden boxes containing 15 units each.

Its world debut has been scheduled for the closing ceremony of the 13th Habano Festival, dedicated to paying tribute to this brand and this time around marked by the tasting of the new product –the best of the best from Montecristo- and it will be matched with a select array of rums, as well as the finest Cuban cuisine and culture.


Market vitola: Montecristo No. 2 Gran Reserva Cosecha 2005

Factory vitola: Pirámides

Sizes:Ring gauge 52 x 156mm long

Presentation: 5,000 individually numbered exclusive cases containing 15 units each.
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Thx for the info. I wonder what the cost would be...

Originally Posted by alboogie7

Thx for the info. I wonder what the cost would be...

I suspect around the same as the Cohiba Gran Reserva Siglo VI, between $1500 and $2500 depending on the region.

nice

Im licking my lips... DO WANT.

Retail for these are going to be approx 1000-1100 for a box of 15

Originally Posted by spivy

Retail for these are going to be approx 1000-1100 for a box of 15

I'll take one!!

Originally Posted by Lightfoot

I'll take one!!

They are not close to being out yet. So if you see them for sale be weary. They will be released in the summer.

I'm sure I'll buy a box. And likely regret it

^ whoa! Jamie in the house!