BrandMontecristo
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Brand Montecristo
- Montecristo (cuban version) KS-20-S - Cuba
- Montecristo (cuban version) S-20-S - Cuba
- Montecristo (spanish version) (Blondes Legeres) KS-25-H - Spain
- Montecristo (spanish version) (Blondes) KS-25-H - Spain
- Montecristo (spanish version) (Brunes Legeres) KS-25-H - Spain
- Montecristo (spanish version) (Brunes) KS-25-H - Spain
- Montecristo (spanish version) (Originales Mild) KS-20-H - Spain
- Montecristo (spanish version) (Originales Superior Filter) KS-20-H (black and yellow) - Spain
- Montecristo (spanish version) (Originales Superior Filter) KS-20-H (red and yellow) - Spain
- Montecristo (spanish version) (Originales) KS-20-H - Spain
- Montecristo (spanish version) KS-20-H - Spain
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 Montecristo. With a strong marketing effort from Alfred Dunhill of London, this brand 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.
