Montecristo White Gets A Diadema
From a Churchill to a corona to a grande size, the Montecristo White Series from Altadis U.S.A. seemed to have a complete portfolio, but it was missing something—a double-tapered figurado. Now it has one, and the new Montecristo White Series Diadema will be heading to retailers on April 11, coinciding with this year’s PCA trade show.
The , shapely smoke measures 6 inches by 52 ring gauge, elegantly tapering at both ends. Like the rest of the Montecristo White Series, the Diadema is made with a mild to medium-bodied blend, consisting of a Connecticut-seed wrapper from Ecuador, Nicaraguan binder and filler tobacco from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. It’s rolled at Tabacalera de Garcia in the Dominican Republic and brings the line to 11 sizes.
Altadis U.S.A. offers the Diadema in two packaging options: 10-count or 20-count boxes. Either way, it’s slated to retail for $22.50 per cigar, before taxes. The company will be taking orders for the Diadema on the convention floor at the PCA trade show and will ship the cigars immediately after.
The White Series was introduced in 2003 at the same trade show, back when it was called the Retail Tobacco Dealers of America trade show, or RTDA for short. While the Montecristo White Series leans light in of body, it was intended to be a stronger, slightly spicier alternative to the Montecristo Classic Series, which was an even milder smoke.
For a rating on the new Montecristo White Series Diadema, see a future issue of Cigar Insider.
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