2011, Habanos SA announced at the XIII Festival del Habano the first ever Gran Reserva for Montecristo, Montecristo No. 2 Gran Reserva Cosecha 2006. This special cigar is rolled in the exact same vitola as the legendary Montecristo No.2 Pirámides, and features Vuelta Abajo tobacco from the 2005 harvest aged at least five years before being rolled into the cigars. Only 5,000 densely lacquered boxes are available and each box is numbered. 80th Anniversary of the Montecristo brand was celebrated on March, 2015 at the VII Festival del Habano. Habanos SA revealed the Montecristo 80 Anniversario at the festival. This exclusive cigar comes in a simple, polished, dark-brown box that contains 20 cigars. Only 30,000 boxes are being produced. It was released in August 2016. Montecristo also produces three machine-made cigarillos: the Mini, the Club, and the Purito. See also Cigar brands References Nee, Min Ron - An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars (2003, Reprinted: 2005), External links Montecristo on Altadis USA Montecristo brand on the Cuban Cigar Website The Color and Complexity of Cuba's Cigars CNN, April 9, 2007 Cuban brands Habanos S.A. brands Imperial Brands brands The Count of Monte Cristo