Monte By Montecristo By AJ Fernandez Corona 5" * 44

The Monte by Montecristo By AJ Fernandez Corona is a full-strength petit corona that is expertly handmade in Nicaragua for a new twist on a well-known classic. This Monte sports a dark, sweet Ecuadorian Habano maduro wrapper which expertly cloaks a Nicaraguan Criollo 98 binder and a blended filler made of Nicaraguan Criollo 98 and Dominican Piloto Cubano tobaccos. Full-bodied and with a solid construction, the Monte By Montecristo By AJ Fernandez has a Nicaraguan flair that rivals its Dominican cousin. No wonder it received an 87 rating from Cigar Aficionado

• Brands
  Monte by Montecristo By AJ Fernandez

  This full bodied Monte by Montecristo version is made by cigarmaker AJ Fernandez in Nicaragua. It is a stronger, bolder Monte wrapped in an Ecuadorian Habano leaf, Nicaraguan Criollo 98 binder and inside a blend of Nicaraguan Criollo 98 and Dominican Piloto Cubano.
• Cigar Shape
  Petit Corona

  The classic size of this short corona is 5 inches by a 40 to 44 ring gauge, but it can be as short as 4 inches.
• Cigar Section
  Box-Pressed (Square)

  A box pressed cigar is a cigar that has a square shape. Originally, this shape came from the practice of packing round cigars tightly in cardboard boxes which are then compacted using a manual press. The cigars are thus pressed into each other and become a "squarish" or semi-square shape. Today, cigar makers use square shaped molds or a wooden trunk press for their box pressed cigars, achieving a more defined square section.
• Cigar Length
  5"

  This cigar is 5 inches long, or 127 mm.
• Origin
  Nicaragua

  Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.
  Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
• Cigar Ring Gauge
  44

  The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 44, so his diameter is 44/64 inches or 17.53 mm.
• Strength
  Full
• Wrapper Color
  Maduro

  Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.
  Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
• Single Packaging
  Cellophane
• Rolling Type
  Handmade

  Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar Manufacturer
  AJ Fernandez

  Cuban expatriate AJ Fernandez produces handmade cigars in Esteli, Nicaragua at the Tabacalera Fernandez factory. Fernandez learned everything he knows about tobacco and cigarmaking from his late grandfather, cigar legend Alejandro Robaina.
• Cigar Wrapper
  Ecuadorian Habano

  The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.
  Ecuadorian Habano wrapper has become one of the most used cigar wrappers in the market. Grown primarily by the Oliva family, this tobacco originated from Habano or H2000 seeds brought to Ecuador from Cuba. This leaf is rich and flavorful thanks to the temperate climate of Ecuador and the quality of its volcanic soil.
• Cigar Binder
  Criollo

  The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. 
  Costa Rica Habano tobacco is a Cuban-seed tobacco that is grown in Costa Rica, and it is fermented using traditional Cuban methods. The tobacco is highly regarded for its Cubanesque flavor and aroma.
• Cigar Filler
  Criollo Ligero

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

  Piloto Cubano

  Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.
• UPC
  071610890732