Montecristo is one of the top ten cigar brands in the world The brand was founded by Alonzo Menendez and Pepe Garcia in 1935. Since its launch, the brand is still produced by H. upmann factory or Partagas factory At that time, when the brand was established, they deliberately restricted production and sales, and only launched five sizes. At that time, they just bought the upman brand from Franco company in the UK, focusing on expanding its volume. Montecristo, formerly known as the Montecristo selection series of uppman, was consigned to denlux company in New York for sale. At that time, it was a very promising brand, and it was also a touchstone to test the tobacco technology of Menendez and the production knowledge of Garcia. Later, under the influence of another British agent, John Hunter, this cigar brand had a simplified name "montercristo". Franco is responsible for the sales of upman cigars and hopes that Montecristo cigars can be sold independently. So Hunter designed the striking trademark pattern of red and yellow cross swords on the cigar box. During World War II, the channel for Havana cigars to be sold to Britain was interrupted, so the brand was mainly sold in Dunhill tobacco stores in the United States. Alfred Hitchcock, the film director, was infatuated with Montecristo very early. He even sent cigars to British friends who could not smoke cigars due to wartime material restrictions. After World War II, Montecristo increased the tubos size, otherwise the series would remain the same. Shortly after the Cuban revolution, the Menendez and Garcia families moved to the Canary Islands. However, a small amount of Montecristo cigars are still produced on the Cuban Island, which is produced by the legendary Joseph Manuel fernzalez, who is called "masinguila" on the island. Today, he is regarded as the best cigar maker in Havana and the most strict supervisor in the eyes of cigarette workers. He is highly praised for maintaining the consistent high quality and unique blend formula of Montecristo cigars. In the early 1970s, the brand added three new sizes of a and especial, especial No.2 and joyita based on laguito (Cohiba) No.1, No.2 and No.3. After that, the brand developed rapidly and became the favorite of many performers, such as singer Tom Jones and British film giant lewgrade.