I don't know if you're new to Cubans, but don't pull a hnixon and try smoking them all ROTT, give them a month or two at least to acclimate and get down to a lower humidity (most vendors seem to ship slightly overhumidified) and you'll help avoid having a box of tent poles. As others have mentioned, Montes are over-produced and pushed out the door, and I tend to think sometimes that leads to cigars that are just not ready to smoke yet. That being said, all my recent Monte purchases have smoked well with little rest.