Hi all. I've been lurking on this board for about a year now and just had to make a comment about my smoke last night. I had a Monte #2 isom in my humi for about 2 years now and sparked it up last night. The night before I had a Monte torp Dominican to compare the two.
All I can say is that they shouldn't have the same name on the band. This was my first #2 isom, but not my first isom. The cigar was super smooth not overly spicy like the Dominican version. It had a hint of vanilla and kept my head spinning from the mid point down. The Dominican Monte's in my opinion are overly spicy, have no balance and are highly overated.
If I could afford it(or be able too get them on a regular basis) I would smoke them every day.