CI Knock-Offs - Compare to Montecristo

Excellent

Awesome deals. Great products!

It quite like Montecristo , but a cheap good solid smoke!

Absolutely get the most bang for your buck. I keep my humidor stocked with these year round. Perfect to share with first timers or people who may not finish the whole thing and make your skin crawl. Even burn, smooth taste.

Perfect balance!

Very good for the price!😛

even start, good burn nice flavor good finidh

OK cigar. Mild, nothing special.

even, slow burn

Great smoke

Great smoke for the price, smooth even draw, love em!

Half of these have a perfect draw, the other half are too tight, but workable with. The flavor is very Montecristo like, but it’s not as strong or complex. This makes these sticks better in my opinion, as they have a great single tone flavor for an everyday smoke. The build quality is good, not great, but consistent. Packaging was minimal, but everything arrived in perfect condition. The burn on these cigars is better than some $10 cigars I’ve had.

Can't do better for the price. Will buy again

i found these to be a good smoke, not quite great, but a mild good drawing, pleasant tasting fair value.

Easy to smoke nice flavor great price

For a knock off they're great

Holds up very well; even burn; love 'em.

Knock offs are as good as real ones

Cigars were very good smooth taste

Great deal! Flavor was amazing and they all burned evenly. I’ll buy these again!

I've smoked some Monticristo cigars and these cigars are so close to having one. Another favorite of mine are Romeo & Julietta 1875 Reserves. Its difficult to find good deals on those unlike these cigars.

This one is light with a nice draw. Good even burn. Light ash. Little nutty taste on the back end. One note cigar, no complexities. Another great midday smoke.

Excellent daily cigar. Smooth and easy draw. Great flavor.

Good draw, slow burn, good value

Everything is good

NIce casual cigar when tinkering around the house.

Very solid smoke, I enjoy them a lot. Great price.

Not bad for the buck.

Top notch for money. Solid everyday smoke..

Ok for the price

These are awesome!! My daily go to cigars!! The draw is great you can’t beat the quality for the price !! Had two yesterday and getting ready to light my first one for today!!!

Some cigars had a poor burn. Some cigars had a bad taste. Very uneven from cigar to cigar.

Ok taste but was rolled too tight and most of them the draw was difficult

I HAVE NOT TRIED THE ORIGINAL MONTECRISTO ROBUSTO, HAING SAID THAT I ENJOYED THE CI KNOCKOFFS.

Good smoke for the price

Good value and mild smoke.

These cigars are great.

Just an OK smoke. Burns fast with little to no flavor. Won't order again

Great smoke for a good price.

Not a slug in the bunch and impossible to distinguish from the real thing!

Smooth smoke

I like a mild cigar, the CK Knock Offs are very similar to the Montercristo Corona, I am happy with the purchase.

Very nice, well constructed mild cigar

very good construction.

Good

The flavor wasn’t there

I liked this cigar and I am getting ready to order more.

Decent but not impressive.

They are worth much more!

Nice construction, pleasant flavors, notes of citrus

Smoked was very good for the price

Overall good smoke, wrapped too tight on 1 so far.

Great for the price

Very good cigar, Great prices. For a Knock Off. Very Good..

Very well made stick. Burns great and with a great flavor.

i was pleased by the aroma and it was a great smoke

Texture good, draw fair.

These are my go to cigar. I love these and will continue to order. These never disappoint.

A good smoke. Excellent draw, mild, smooth and burnt evenly the entire time!

Fair ash, Medium draw, as a knock off, not so sure. Gets stronger toward the end. Tends to burn a little uneven, but tolerable. Fair everyday smoke.

Good value for the money. Very dry when I received them.

Good burn, nice burn. Nice cigar for price.

Quick delivery, good quality, great value -- but I wish they would include a mositure pack to keep them fresh while shipping and sitting in the heat. How much would 1 Boveda pack cost them??

Great nice easy smoke. Flavorful smooth even burn

This is the only CI Knock-Off which I’ve purchased. Although I haven’t had one in a decade, I like Montecrist’s Original cigar. This CI cigar is absolutely wonderful to me. It tastes great and burns evenly and is just plain enjoyable. I actually find myself enjoying and relaxing more so while smoking these than any cigar which I have smoked this year; and I’m not making a comparison to budget cigars. Pleasant is a nice descriptive word for them.

I've tried several different lower price cigars. This one is by far the best. It's the only one I've ordered three or four times in a row I would recommend it highly. Very mild. Not much different than a Monte cristo.

Very good smoke for the value

It burn very well great smoke love it I would buy again

great cigar, nice flavor, wrapper is great. terrible draw, my batch may have just been rolled too tight, but I had to lance every single one to smoke them, otherwise they would just go out. maybe I will try again in the future with a new pack

Delicious smoke.

I need to use my poker on each cigar for getting a draw. Mild flavor, woody, earthy. But wrap is to tight.

Can't beat it for the price 👌

Great value

Shipping could have been faster that's for sure but these knockoffs are surprisingly good.

Mice blend of quality smokes

Look, news flash, these aren't Montecristos. But I've bought them several times, because they are a good value without many disappointments. Everything about them is "pretty good," construction, flavor, consistency... Sometimes they need to be relit; not a problem I usually have with a Montecristo. But who likes to pay for Monticristos?

Nice smoke. Burned just fine. Clean and worth the price.

A great golf course stick. A fourteen hole burn! I would get these again.

Well, here's the thing. I'm only 5 smokes into the 20 pack of Churchills and, although tasty, three of them have been like herfin' a broom handle! The others were actually VERY GOOD, with an even burn and long ash. Flavor is VERY much like a Montecristo. That's why the four stars. Had to bump up the rate because of the good ones. Hope the balance of the bundle holds true to the promise.

not a bad flavor but some are very tightly wrapped and stems have been found in three already. I guess for the money, not too bad.

Nice variety.

Quite good. Very similar to Monte Cristo white corona. If you like montes you'll like these.

Good cigar value for the price.

Great mild cigar. Really one of the best bargains on a site full of great deals. I’ll be back for more.

Great tasting sticks with great consistency. Physical flaws are findable, but nothing more than a fold out small tear, etc. Taking one star off due to the inconsistency of the draw. Some are very very tight and difficult to draw, while some are excellently easy.

Burns even, tastes great, smooth, easy draw, great cigars, why pay retail

Great cigars, and very easy ordering.

Very serviceable cigar. For the price not much better. Great cigar for around of golf.

Ok

Excellent flavor at a great price.

Well worth the money

Very nice we'll buy again

Unbeatable value

They were very moist and had a very consistent burn.

Good cigar. I'll order again.

Really good everyday cigar. Good wrapper and not a lot of fillers or stems

An average mild cigar that has poor draw and will get bitter after a while.

Inconsistent flavor and burn on these. Really disappointed

Nice mild flavor

Awesome cigars.

Great smoke for those of us on a budget, who isn’t these days. Smooth even draw. Consistent contruction none too tight or too loose. A super good flavor and awesome value.

Everything was fine

burns a little unevenly, but great value

Good it just burns to fast.

The knock offs were mild like montes and most had a nice draw but some of them felt like iron bars and were very, very difficult to draw without considerable effort. Other than that, they were fine cigars at a very reasonable price.

I was looking for something on the milder side for mornings, that also wouldn’t break the bank. I was pleasantly surprised at how good this stick is. I’ll be keeping them in the humidor. Ordering some Coronas now.

Great value and a good smoke for 9 holes of golf

Little harsh at the middle to end. But for price you can’t go wrong. Good cigar while cutting the lawn.

Very good draw. Great cigar for those who prefer a milder smoke. Good value for the money

poor construction due to holes from the rolling process is the reason for 3 stars. Had to light many of them three times to even out the burn.

Uniform quality, clean burn, and a mellow flavors

A great bundle cigar excellent taste good draw and great price

Enjoyable, flavorful & priced right. A winner that will be a staple in my humidor,

They are a decent cigar at a lower price.

Overall great cigars.

The CI Knock Off Montecristo is one the best cigars I have bought from CI. Great taste, burn and draw and is an excellent value!

Smooth smoke for those who like mellow cigars. Churchill design gives long lasting enjoyment

Overall a good tasting cigar. I will buy again

Good value, they are rolled a little tight. But over wise a good deal

Smell was light and the burn was 4 star for me. Going to order more soon.

Pretty good tasting. Hard draw.

Majority have smooth draw and provide interesting sense of smell and taste. Consistency of the ash shows the burn is excellent from beginning to end of the cigar!

Good for the money. A solid smoke.

Very good smoke for the price! Nice burn on it and can't beat the bundle price. Great lunchtime smoke!

Super smoke

I don’t know how they compare to an actual monte Cristo which is one of my very favorite cigars but this is not a bad cigar it’s smokes well it’s got a nice flavor no burning good draw for the for the price it so it’s a great bye

Great stick and price point

Burns good . Smooth taste

Great cigar even burn smooth draw nice aroma

Good knockoff.

Great cigar for the price! Will try the robusto next....Nice find!

A good stick a little tight on the draw! But good, construction was great just tight.

Burns rather quickly

Great cigar great price!

Draw was good in 90%. Burn was excellent if you don’t mind a few tobacco pieces to spit out. Flavor was ok. Not bad every day smoke for the price.

Nice smoke

Was very happy with these, nice flavor, burned well and size was good.

A good smoke if you get one that will draw. Some are rolled to tight.

I am satisfied with the knock-offs. Its a very good daily cigar, usually on the golf course, or just doing yard work. I usually buy the monte cristo, the macanudo, and the romeo julietto. I save the higher quality cigars for special occasions.

Top notch cigar. If you’re a light Montecristo fan you really can’t go wrong with these.

The cigar was very smooth to smoke and very fresh. The only real downside with the cigar was the pace that it burned at. I would normally always get a rough two hours from a Churchill but these cigars would average about an hour.

A very nice mild cigar.b

These are my favorite cigars, as they are mild and smoke good. That good texture is not always consistent. Might be 1 or 2 that might be not as smooth. But overall, very good mild package.

Same deal here. Awesome cigar for an awesome price

Rolled to tight

great tasting for the price plus they are knockoffs. great cigars an everyday smoker who doesn't wanna get into his expensive ones.

Good burn / good ash. Firm construction. Good all around cigar for the price. Will order again.

These are great "every day" cigars. When you don't have to have a branded stick and just want a good smoke. And the price is right too.

Great cigar

New favorite cigar.

Good cigar with an even burn and a good draw

Great value.

I rate this CI Knock Off as one the best cigars I have bought from you. I put it on the same level as the Macanudo Knock Off.

For the price it's a good smoke

Quality cigar, similar flavor and good price.

they are ok. for the price you pay for them you really cannot complain,but i wouldn't say its a good cigar

Not quite as good as a Monte Cristo but still a good cigar

good cheap cigar

For the money, can't beat these great tasting and smoking gems. Will def order again.

Pleasantly surprised. A pretty good smoke at a great price. Will order more.

For the price… can’t beat ‘em. Great flavor. Light pack which gives an easy draw, only negative (not even a complaint at this price) is the easy draw can lead to a hot burn. Overall, great daily stick for the money.

Great cigar Smooth flavor and even burn not one bad draw In the whole bunch of 20.

These turned out to be great. So much better than I would have expected from a "knock off". Well rolled and an enjoyable smoke.

The real Montecristo Churchills are too expensive for me, so I thought I'd give these Knock Offs a try. I was not disappointed! Although I have only smoked 3 so far, they have good tobacco flavor and aroma! Plus, the Churchill size is my favorite. Construction is good, no flaking wrappers or other problems. In my opinion these are mild strength quality cigars that taste and smell great!

Best inexpensive cigar

Both CI knock offs are as good as the real thing!

The cigar was smooth, lit easily, and burned evenly. It was mild, as described. I will order these cigars again.

Great every day cigar

Great every day smoke for the money

I was pleasantly surprised by this budget stick. Only a couple had any burn issues while most developed a reasonably long ash and burned true. The taste was pleasant but not outstanding. Overall a decent everyday smoke. I would buy them again.

like the long burn and good flavor. I've ordered more

Nice light cigar

not bad

good budget cigar

Montecristo has always been my go to favorite smoke. I tried the CI Knockoff today and WOW! I was amazed at how smooth it was and how much it was like the Montecristo at a fraction of the price! I’ve found my new daily smoke at a fraction of the cost of the cigar I used to treat myself to every so often!

These are off and on. Ought them now a couple of times. Some or so tightly rolled you can hardly get a draw on them. Others are adequate. Flavor is good, mild yet full. If the construct would be consistent I would give them 5 stars. The ones that are good to smoke are a great value.

Draw is smooth and even through the whole smoke. Why spend the $$ on the full Monte when this makes a terrific end of the business day smoke. Even burn, with no canoeing.

Great cigar if you can smoke it. I punched and clipped more of these cigars than i smoked. A few would draw well but the rest were so tight you could not smoke them.

Good taste, the draw was a little rough but a decent smoke for the price.

The first thing I noticed was the way it fits in my mouth. It has a good diameter. It burns very straight. Ashes come off when you roll it. The closest comparison would be to a Monte White Label though these have a little more kick. Very smooth cigar. I'm very impressed! If you sat me down in a blind taste test, I'm not sure I would be able to distinguish and I probably would pick this one because it's not so stout. If you're looking for fruity flavors, this one is not it. This is straight hand rolled tobacco taste. Also, let's just take a second to look at the price!!!! That is amazing. Thanks CI!

Good every day cigar.

Very happy with the Robustos…Very nice ash & draw. Decent flavor. A tad harsh. The longer they’re in the humidor the better they are. Outstanding value. Ordering another bundle tomorrow to get them in my humidor..The longer they’re in there the better

Great smoke for the price. Wrapper a bit thin!

Great products

Really good cigars at an excellent price. They burn well. Pleasantly surprised how good they are.

Only smoked a couple of Monte"s before, but these are great value, taste and mild smoke. Only had one with hard draw, and all burned nicely. Good Smoke

Perfect draw! Great flavor! On point construction! Will buy again thanks!

The draw is light just like I want it to be. The burn had no problems for me. The flavors I get are pretty basic such as grassy hay with a bit of pepper in the nose. The smoke is very sufficient. Definitely kept some money in the bank by going with these. I’m not rating this a 5 because It’s the best cigar I’ve ever smoked but because for the price it is an excellent choice to have on those days where I just want a cigar and can’t enjoy a high dollar stick.

Well built cigar. I like a mild smoke and this one really does it for me. Mild smoke at a mild price.

I have smoked probably 300 of these, at least one/week, and just bought another 3 bundles. At under $2 apiece I don’t mind a little inconsistency in draw quality, and I don’t mind bringing a bunch to share. These are not $10-20 cigars, but are definitely the best <$6 I’ve had, and a phenomenal value for any cigar. Flavor is always good, and that’s what I care about more. If I get one with a hole or bad draw, I work on it, or grab a new one. If I really want to have a relaxing hour with a cigar I will typically grab a Perdomo 10 year Champagne, which is a good deal stronger. Most of my smokes are 20-30 min breaks, often while doing yard work, and these beauties are just what I need.

Nice price

Good Cigar

great smoking cigar- it is a great deal!

Not consistent but OK for the price

Smooth stoagie for a very affordable price. This is the second box of CI-Knockoffs I've bought and both times have been satisfied.

EXCELLENT SOMKE FOR THE PRICE BUY THESE AND YOU WILL NEVER BUY NAMED BRAND CIGARS AGAIN

Good smoke for the money

Great cheap cigar.

Enjoyable smoke. Even better is their shipping....If only the USPS could match the speed of delivery.

For the most part I buy CI Knock Offs. My pockets are not deep enough for the premiums, but I enjoy a good smoke. These, and other CI knock offs, do a good job of making a smoke that is close to the real thing.

They are a great cigar for the price

Excellent smoke. Highly recommend.

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Good flavor but arrived to dry

Good taste. Cigars were inconsistent as to quality and draw. Had to cut several in half in order to get a good draw

Bargain all the way, stays lit, burns and draws well and tastes great.

Good smoke

Nice smoke easy pull

Perfect daily smoke

Very enjoyable

Ok for the money if your looking to save a few bucks

Surprise, surprise, surprise. I did not think I would be getting a nice bundle of sticks, but that is exactly what I got when I received these tasty morsels in the mail. Even though they are not that close of a match to the original, they do have a nice smooth and creamy flavor profile throughout the smoking experience. So far, all that I have smoked have burned evenly, stayed lite throughout and didn't get harsh in the end, like another bundle I got.

Excellent cigar,burns even, great taste.

Mild cigar with a decent flavor but not as good as your Macanudo knockoff.

Tuly one of the smoothest smokes I've experienced! Burned evenly

Good cigar enjoyable smooth and mild.

Clean burning and great flavor.

Made, even smoke and a favorite amount my cigar smoking friends. Will buy again.