Brand comparison
Cohiba vs Montecristo
Our catalog tracks 43 Cohiba lines, made in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, and United States, and 65 Montecristo lines, made in Dominican Republic, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Honduras.
Cohiba and Montecristo are two of the best-known names in cigars, and both started as Cuban marques: Montecristo in 1935, Cohiba in the 1960s.
Both names also appear on non-Cuban cigars sold in the US, Cohiba by General Cigar and Montecristo by Altadis USA. So the first question in any Cohiba vs Montecristo debate is which Cohiba, and which Montecristo.
The two houses, by the numbers
Cohiba
- Mild2
- Medium9
- Medium-Full28
- Full3
- Cuba23
- Dominican Republic13
- Honduras3
- Nicaragua2
- United States1
- Habano24
- Cameroon5
- Connecticut3
- Maduro2
- Nicaraguan Jalapa2
- Under $51
- $5-$102
- $10-$155
- $15-$202
- $20-$305
- $30+27
Montecristo
- Mild2
- Medium14
- Medium-Full44
- Full5
- Dominican Republic28
- Cuba22
- Nicaragua14
- Honduras1
- Habano33
- Habana 20004
- Nicaragua4
- Cameroon3
- Connecticut3
- Under $51
- $5-$106
- $10-$1518
- $15-$2019
- $20-$307
- $30+9
Tallies of every line each brand has in the Cigarista catalog.
The honest difference
If you mean the Cuban originals, the classic matchup is a Cohiba Siglo against a numbered Montecristo of similar size. If you mean what is on a US shelf, you are comparing two families of non-Cuban blends.
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