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Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2

HOYO DE MONTERREY
Epicure No. 2
ROBUSTO
90

Cigarbench score

90 / 100

24 reviews on record.
Most gave it the top mark.

Reviews

24

on record

Price

$8.98

Average, per stick.
An unsourced average, not a live quote.

average

Elevation · actual size
4.9″50 RG

4.9″ × 50 robusto · Cuba wrapper · Cuba binder and filler · medium-full strength

I · The blend

WrapperCuba
BinderCuba
FillerCuba
OriginCuba
ColourColorado Maduro
StrengthMedium-Full

II · Cheaper than this

Matched on size, shape, strength and a trustworthy score. Not a taste claim. Only cigars with 20 or more reviews are listed.

Bolivar Royal Coronas4.87″ × 49 · Cuba · medium-full · 24 reviews4.87″ × 49 · Cuba · medium-full$8.624% less · 93Illusione Rothchildes4.5″ × 50 · Mexico · medium-full · 25 reviews4.5″ × 50 · Nicaragua · medium-full$4.5649% less · 92El Rey del Mundo Robusto (Oscuro)5″ × 54 · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full · 22 reviews5″ × 54 · Honduras · medium-full$3.6060% less · 90Drew Estate Liga Privada Unico Serie Papas Fritas4.5″ × 44 · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full · 301 reviews4.5″ × 44 · Nicaragua · medium-full$7.2519% less · 89Arturo Fuente Magnum R (Rosado Sungrown) Vitola 525″ × 52 · Ecuador · medium-full · 83 reviews5″ × 52 · Dominican Republic · medium-full$8.1010% less · 89

III · What people taste

Counted words in the 24 reviews we hold. Never a quote, never our opinion.

creamnamed in 14 of 24 reviews58%
woodnamed in 11 of 24 reviews46%
leathernamed in 9 of 24 reviews38%
smoothnamed in 9 of 24 reviews38%
peppernamed in 8 of 24 reviews33%
sweetnamed in 8 of 24 reviews33%
earthnamed in 6 of 24 reviews25%
spicenamed in 6 of 24 reviews25%

IV · The rest of the Hoyo de Monterrey house

Petit Robusto4″ × 50 · Cuba · medium$10.50Hoyo La Amistad Dark Sumatra (by AJ) Media Noche5.5″ × 54 · Ecuador · Sumatra · full$7.95Excalibur Black Toro6″ × 52 · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium-full$9.30Hoyo La Amistad Black (by AJ) Rothschild4.5″ × 50 · Ecuador · Sumatra · full$3.72Le Hoyo Du Roi5.5″ × 42 · Cuba · mild-medium

The score blends 24 reviews from every source we hold, shrunk toward the mean so a cigar with three reviews cannot outrank one with three hundred. How the score is built
Price is one retailer's per-stick quote, not an average, and it is not live.
We do not judge plume or mould from a photo, and we do not tell you when a cigar is ready. Read r/cigars' pinned guide for that.