Hoyo de Monterrey (Cuba) Edicion Limitada 2004 Especial

I saw that I rated this cigar more than one year ago. I smoked one a couple of months ago. I can tell you that they have improved very much. In fact this one had great taste already. They need to age longer since past the halfway point it gets a bit moist which results in a erratic draw and the taste will only grow. Have 2 sticks left unfortunately so will taste one next year.

Nice smooth draw with lots of flavor, well constructed and was good down to the nub. Had a nice aroma to it, wish I had a few more to age and try at a later date.

Well, this sealed the deal, i must just have a thing for the hoy line. All Limitadas carry a lot of hype and they seem to dissapoint me more then anything because of that. i had that Limitada hype plus the added expectation that it was my supposed 'favorite lines' limitada.

I loved it. It starts out quick and delivers and cool rush of habano flavor with a little bit rounded out by cream. the next 24 will be carefully protected and smoked on great days

Great construction and burn, cigar did improve and finished well. Wonderful aroma, almost floral taste. A bit too pricey for what you get.

This is a very well constructed cigar and it looks great too. This is my first edicion limitada and I will definitely have to try some more. This one however didn't really do it for me. It might be because it is so young. I would really want to try one when it's got some years on its back. At the moment there wasn't much flavour at all. Although it was very smooth.

Well constructed cigar that burns very well. The draw was smooth and the flavors were great. The smoke has a creamy taste without the cedar flavor that often accompanies cigars. A truely good smoking experience.

that it can only get better!!! Yes, it's a bit young but it's already wonderful. I had the chance to have one of these as a gift from a friend, and I smoked it right away, the evening after I had smoked after lunch a short robusto of the same house....this is much smoother, with already well seasoned and blended flavours, and impeccable construction. Of course it can age a bit more, but that is true for most hi quality sticks....
No idea about value, it was a gift. But, as I usually say, for such a good thing value is no issue.

Smoked one the other night. This gar is much too young to say the least. It reads green al over it. Construction was ok, burning was ok. Taste was a letdown. You buy a rather expensive stick and you have to wait prox. 1 year to be able to smoke a decent one, and 5+ years to have a good smoke. You've to stock up on them to be that patient! The 2003 torpedo was a much beter cigar right from the release in 2003 and is now already excellent.

These will undoubtedly be a great smoke one day, but they're just not ready right now. Construction was fantastic, taste was young, tangy, but the aftertaste was long.

Potentially a very good cigar. Received a box of these a month ago and have smoked 6. The draw is excellent with plenty of plume and a spicy flavour. However, there is that young "tangy edge" that will mellow with age, if I can leave them in the humi for another few months!

great smoke no after taste

so I smoked one of these soon after I recevied them. Very dissapointed with the initial flavor of the cigar, but it soon settled down. Another LE that will need some age before it reaches it's full potential.