| Montecristo cigars, the
most famous of the many famous Havana brands started only in 1935 as a
new brand from Menendez, Garcia y Cia., then the owners of the H. Upmann
brand. The name is reported to have been inspired by Alexandre Dumas' 1844
novel Le Comte de Monte Cristo. With a strong marketing effort from Alfred
Dunhill of London, Montecristo Cigars became the most popular of all Havana
exports. There are no machine-made shapes in this range and the strength
is medium; in fact, it has become the standard by which all other Havanas
are now judged. |
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