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Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2 Cigar Review

The Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2 is a fantastic "go to" cigar for any time of day. It has some great complexity, with soft subtle changes that will play with the palate. The cigar is a "Robusto" vitola with a ring gauge of 50 x 4,7/8 of an inch. Beautiful double bands surrounds this tight, mocha and visible vein wrapper. smooth in nature, but with a hand rolled rustic feel. Pre Light: I had a lightly sweet white chocolate aroma off the body. The pre-draw/cold draw gave some good resistance, but not too much. The colour is a consistent "mocha"over the whole wrapper. First: I had notes of cedar, nougat, cooked carrot(vegetal), molasses and caramel. The smoke was light and sponge like, with good burn and a nice gray ash that held on for a good inch. Second: Notes of hay, butter, walnut, leaf tea, earth, vegetal and honey. The smoke became thicker in body and continued to burn well into the third. Third and Final: A citrus and coffee note came through at the transition from second and third. (the coffee note is something that I generally pick up in the second and not the third) At this time it was mostly notes of wood and leather. Earth and some pepper came in and out. The build up at the end was not bad at all, and gave the finish some definition. Overall, the cigar burned just great though out. The light transitions through each third can be easily missed if not paying attention. I didn't have to worry about control with this cigar and puffed on it as I saw fit. History When Jose Gener was 13 years old, he emigrated to Cuba from Spain in 1831, where he was sent to work on his uncle's plantation in the Vuelta Abajo. 20 years later, he started his own cigar brand in Havana called... "La Esepcion". Using the profits from this brand in 1860, Jose Gener purchased a farm in the Monterrey valley in a town called "San Juan y Martinez" located in Vuelta Abajo - which turned out to be one of the best tobacco farms in the region. Then in 1865 he registered the brand "Hoyo de Monterrey". Translation "the Hole of Monterrey" because of its concave shape. The entrance of the farm, at the top of the gate it reads "Hoyo de Monterrey. Jose Gener. 1860." With the growing population of cigar smokers in the UK, along with the exceedingly popular brand. His plantation and manufacturing grew along with it. Sadly, Don Jose Gener y Batet would pass away in 1900 while in Spain. Lutgarda Gener (His daughter) would take over the company and run it for another thirty years after. In 1931 a big firm called "Fernandez, Policio y Cia" purchased both cigar brands (La Ecepcion and Hoyo de Monterrey) The reason given for selling off their cigar brands was to focus on the family's sugarcane property's and plantations. The two newly purchased brands would be added with two other brands called "Punch and Belinda". After Ramon Fernandez passed away, partner Fernando Policia left Cuba in 1959, where he moved to Florida and sold his cigar lineup to the Villazon family. From there the Punch, Balinda and Hoyo de Monterrey "non-Cuban" counter part would be created. Today, Hoyo de Monterrey is still produced in Cuba and maintains the "Global brand" status. The standard 2003 band is on most of the cigars with the exception of the "Double Corona" - this band is still from the 1960s version where it displays the name "Jose Gener" where it should say "Havana Cuba" on the sides. Thanks for watching! JJ - Cigar Creed