Hoyo de Monterrey Cuban Cigars
Smooth and flavourful with a beautiful floral aroma.The Epicure # 2 ranks highly with knowledable smokers aswell as the double corona. Always a classic.
Try the Epicure Especiale - it's a staff favorite!
Hoyo de Monterrey owes its origin to the town of San Luis y Martinez which lies at the heart of the Vuelta Abajo tobacco region. Here the Hoyo de Monterrey plantation, can be reached through a gate on the town's main square inscribed "Hoyo de Monterrey. José Gener. 1860".
"Hoyo" literally means a "hole" and in this case describes the low-lying position of the plantation on the fertile banks of San Juan y Martinez river.
José Gener, a Catalan, first used the name of his vega on a brand of Habanos in 1865.
The flavour of Hoyo de Monterrey's blend makes it an attractive choice for those who seek a delicate yet aromatic Habano that is lighter to the taste but with great elegance and complexity.
The best-known sizes are the Double Corona and the Epicure No. 1 and 2 but there is also a range of standard and slender gauge vitolas known as the Le Hoyo Series.
All sizes are "totalmente a mano, tripa larga" -totally hand made, long filler.
Flavour Ranking: Light - Medium
| Churchill | Gauge: 47 | Length: 7 | Des Dieux | Gauge: 42 | Length: 6⅛ | Double Corona | Gauge: 49 | Length: 7⅝ | Du Prince | Gauge: 40 | Length: 5⅛ | Epicure Deluxe | Gauge: 52 | Length: 4½ | Epicure Especial | Gauge: 50 | Length: 5½ | Epicure No. 1 | Gauge: 46 | Length: 5⅝ | Epicure No. 2 | Gauge: 50 | Length: 4⅞ | Palmas Extra | Gauge: 40 | Length: 5½ | Petit Robusto | Gauge: 50 | Length: 4⅛ | Regalos LE 2007 | Gauge: 56 | Length: 5⅓ | Short Piramides LE 2011 | Gauge: 44 | Length: 5¾ |