I’m having a busy weekend here, so today’s post will be dedicated to the Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez Robusto. JR Cigars has been sending me some of their exclusive cigars for me to write about, and this was the most recent. The links in these posts are affiliate links, so if you shop at JR, do me a favor and do it through these links. I don’t seem to have a lot of success with affiliate links, over the last nearly 15 years I don’t think 
I’ve made more than $100. I keep trying though. Maybe I’ll use the links myself to buy more of these Montecristo Crafted by AJ Fernandez cigars, because they are right up my alley! I’m going to be right upfront when I say that there are very few Montecristo cigars that float my boat, I would even go as far as to say that Altadis cigars in general mostly don’t do it for me. There are some exceptions, and the vast majority are made in partnership with AJ Fernandez. The cigars JR provided me were robustos, 5″ x 52 and have an Oscuro Ecuador Sumatra wrapper, a Mexican San Andrés binder, and aged long filler tobaccos from Nicaragua, and the United States, or Honduras, the website actually says two different things!. Based on the flavor and strength, I’m inclined to believe that there’s Pennsylvania or Connecticut broadleaf in the blend.
I’ve smoked a handful of these this week, and I was really quite pleased with them! They have an espresso or strong, black coffee thing going on, with a hint of some sweetness about half way through the cigar. Lately a 
robusto is only good for about an hour, so larger sizes in this blend interest me. This is a bold, premium cigar at a great price. The presentation is nice too, although the wrapper is so pretty it’s a shame to cover it up with the large sleeve! By now my regular readers probably know what style of cigars I like, and if you find yourself liking the same cigars, this one is a no-brainer. Every sample I smoked burned perfectly, which shouldn’t be a surprise given their provenance. This is my new favorite Montecristo. JR has a whole line of “Crafted By” cigars, I’d love to see a sampler of them, there’s some I’d love to try.
I’m off today to Harrisburg, PA to visit Harrisburg Beer and Cigar and Cindy Saka of Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust. I’ve been wanting to get out to visit Nick and James, and we don’t get to see enough of Cindy, usually that Steve guy is taking the spotlight. It might be a good chance to replenish some of my DTT cigars that have run low. Until the next time,
CigarCraig
