Same name, two countries
Cuban Montecristo vs Dominican Montecristo
Our catalog lists 22 Cuban Montecristo lines and 43 non-Cuban ones, made in Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Honduras.
Montecristo is a Cuban marque first, launched in Havana in 1935, and the numbered Cuban Montecristos are still made by Habanos S.A.
Outside Cuba, Altadis USA makes a separate family of Montecristos for the US market. They are their own blends, not versions of the Cuban numbers.
Both sides of the name
Cuban Montecristo
Made in Cuba by Habanos S.A.
- Medium1
- Medium-Full21
- Cuba22
- Habano22
- $10-$151
- $15-$2011
- $20-$305
- $30+5
- Montecristo No. 2
- Montecristo No. 4
- Montecristo Edmundo
- Montecristo Petit Edmundo
- Montecristo Línea 1935
- Montecristo Petit No. 2
- Montecristo Double Edmundo
- Montecristo No. 3
- Montecristo No. 1
- Montecristo Petit Tubos
- Montecristo Open
- Montecristo Especial
- Montecristo No. 5
- Montecristo Media Corona
- Montecristo Tubos
- Montecristo Supremos Edición Limitada 2019
- Montecristo Especial No. 2
- Montecristo Wide Edmundo
- Montecristo A
- Montecristo Joyitas
- Montecristo No. 2 Gran Reserva Cosecha 2006
- Montecristo No. 4 Reserva Cosecha 2002
Non-Cuban Montecristo
Made in Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Honduras
- Mild2
- Medium13
- Medium-Full23
- Full5
- Dominican Republic28
- Nicaragua14
- Honduras1
- Habano11
- Habana 20004
- Nicaragua4
- Cameroon3
- Connecticut3
- Under $51
- $5-$106
- $10-$1517
- $15-$208
- $20-$302
- $30+4
- Montecristo White
- Montecristo Classic
- Montecristo Espada
- Montecristo 1935 Anniversary
- Montecristo Platinum
- Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez
- Montecristo Epic
- Montecristo Media Noche
- Montecristo Flor Fina Banquet
- Montecristo Reserva Negra
- Montecristo Pepe Mendez Pilotico
- Montecristo Connoisseur
- Montecristo Artisan Series
- Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch III
- Montecristo Follow The Stars
- Montecristo H2 Xanadu
- Montecristo M
- Montecristo Ciudad de Musica
- Montecristo Memories
- Montecristo 2000 Fer de Lance
- Montecristo Afrique Jambo
- Montecristo H2 Talisman
- Montecristo 2000 Buena Fortuna
- Montecristo Relentless
- Montecristo Original
- Montecristo AJ Fernandez
- Montecristo Red
- Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua
- Montecristo Afrique Kilimanjaro
- Montecristo H2 Kilimanjaro
- Montecristo
- Montecristo NY Connoiseur Edition
- Montecristo 90th Anniversary
- Montecristo 2000 Kilimanjaro
- Montecristo Afrique Kubwa
- Montecristo 2000 Xanadu
- Montecristo Miami Deco
- Montecristo Monte
- Montecristo Cincuenta
- Montecristo White Vintage Connecticut
- Montecristo Crystal Seleccion
- Montecristo Nicaragua
- Montecristo H2 Buena Fortuna
Every Montecristo line in the Cigarista catalog, split by origin. Browse all Montecristo lines →
The honest difference
As with Cohiba, the Montecristos in a US shop are not Cuban, and the Cuban ones cannot legally be sold in the US. If you are comparing the two, compare a size you can find on both sides and judge each on its own terms.
Common questions
Where are non-Cuban Montecristo cigars made?
Our catalog lists 43 non-Cuban Montecristo lines, made in Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Honduras, alongside 22 Cuban lines.
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