Montecruz Negra Cubana Obsequio
Origin: Nicaragua
Size: 5.50 x 50
Wrapper: EMS

From JR Cigar:
A dark, rich cigar with an oily, sun-grown wrapper from the famed Oliva Tobacco Co.'s vegas in Ecuador. It is a complex blend of select, potent Nicaraguan long-leaf tobaccos with a touch of Dominican Piloto Cubano added for aroma. Expertly crafted, this blend offers an intoxicating elixir of flavors: earth, coffee, and chocolate with a long, spicy finish and a divine aroma. Although robust, it is a perfect balance between flavor and strength.

Reviewed by: David Snower
Date: December 2006
Notes:

JR ran these on special, I think I gave about $55 for a box of 40. Wish I had bought two boxes! I agree with all of their comments on this one. Great coffee/chocolate taste, full but not strong or bitter. Fine construction, nice straight burn, good draw once past the tapered foot. Like Mr. Chef, I wouldn't give $75 for a box, but if I see them on sale again, I'll buy more.

Reviewed by: MrChef
Date: September 2005
Notes:

JR had these on sale about a year ago for $20.00 a box. I bought four boxes of assorted sizes. To be honest most of them were mediocre at best and I gave most of them away to moochers.

This particular box however was very good. The cigar was well built, it burned slow and smooth with a sturdy white ash.

It had a rich espresso like flavor that finished nice and long.

I just checked the JR site and they are now $74.95 a box. At twenty bucks they are worth it, at seventy-five they aren't.