Montecristo No. 2 Gran Reserva Cosecha 2005

Montecristo No. 2 Gran Reserva Cosecha 2005 – The Pinnacle of the Piramides

The Montecristo No. 2 Gran Reserva Cosecha 2005 is the rarest expression the marca’s flagship has ever received. Released in 2011 under the Gran Reserva program, it takes the legendary piramides format of 156 mm (6.1″) with a 52 ring gauge and builds it entirely from tobaccos of the exceptional 2005 harvest, aged a minimum of five years before rolling.

Production was strictly limited to numbered boxes of 15, each carrying the black and gold Gran Reserva band. The remaining stock has continued to mature naturally since release, making surviving boxes both a smoking experience and a collector’s asset.

✅ Product Highlights

• Gran Reserva program: all leaves from the 2005 harvest, aged at least five years.
• The iconic piramides format: 156 mm x 52 ring gauge.
• Strictly limited, individually numbered boxes of 15.
• Medium to medium to full body with extraordinary refinement.
• Smoking time of approximately 70 minutes.

🍂 Tasting Notes

• First third: polished cedar, dark honey and an aged sweetness no standard release can show.
• Second third: deep cocoa, espresso and dried fruit woven into remarkably silky smoke.
• Final third: aged leather and gentle spice close a smoke of complete, seamless integration.

❓ Why Smokers Choose Montecristo No. 2 Gran Reserva

This is the version of the No. 2 that collectors measure everything else against:

• Gran Reserva releases are among the scarcest regular-brand Habanos ever made.
• Five years of pre-rolling ageing plus natural box age since 2011.
• Numbered boxes give each acquisition provenance and investment weight.
• The ultimate companion piece to the standard Montecristo No. 2.

💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What does Gran Reserva mean for the Montecristo No. 2?

All wrapper, binder and filler come from a single declared harvest, in this case 2005, and were aged at least five years before the cigars were rolled.

How rare is the Montecristo No. 2 Gran Reserva Cosecha 2005?

It was produced once, in numbered boxes of 15, and has not been repeated. Remaining stock only becomes scarcer.

Is this cigar ready to smoke or should it rest?

It is fully mature and ready. The factory ageing plus more than a decade of box age have done the work.

📏 Cigar Size

📌 Additional Information

• Vitola: Piramides
• Ring Gauge: 52
• Length: 156 mm
• Body / Strength: Medium to Full
• Smoking Time: 70 min
• Packing: Box of 15
• Wrapper / Binder / Filler: Cuban (Vuelta Abajo)
• Packing Code: SPB-S-n-n-n-15
• HS Code: 14.9071.17.1870
• Origin: Cuba
• Produced by: Habanos S.A.

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