10月25日晚，在西班牙马德里的拉斯文塔斯斗牛场广场（Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas），数百名雪茄爱好者参加了由哈伯纳斯公司西班牙经销商Tabacalera S.L.U.公司以及当地雪茄爱好者团体哈瓦那热情俱乐部（Club Pasión Habanos）举办的晚会，庆祝蒙特品牌成立90周年，并见证蒙特2025年全球限量版首发。
今年年初的古巴雪茄节上，官方预告了这款蒙特限量版，这款限量版以大仲马的小说《基督山伯爵》中提及的厄尔巴岛（Elba）命名，54环径，5.75英寸，这个尺寸在古巴雪茄厂称为Encantos。烟标印制成金色，有点类似蒙特1935周年系列的烟标配色，脚标上印着90周年的字样。
周六晚上，现场的400多名客人有幸成为世界上第一批品尝到这款限量版的人。首发仪式上的雪茄有着Premier的字眼的标志，表明这些雪茄是首发仪式上派送的，每盒装有两支雪茄。
正式销售的厄尔巴岛是每盒五支装，每支售价120欧元，折合140美元。预计一共销售10000盒。在五支包装的限量版上市销售一段时间后，哈伯纳斯公司将出售20支一盒的标准包装。西班牙是世界上第一个销售这款限量版的国家，其他国家和地区何时开始销售，目前没有消息。
It was a magical evening for Montecristo fans in Madrid this weekend. Hundreds filed into the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas—a bullfighting arena and concert venue—eager to try the new Montecristo Elba Edición Limitada 2025. The Cuban cigar celebrates 90 years of the Montecristo brand, and the gala was orchestrated by Spanish Habanos distributor Tabacalera S.L.U. and local enthusiast group Club Pasión Habanos.
The Montecristo Elba was first announced at the Habanos Festival earlier this year, and the cigar is named for the famed isle of Elba referenced in the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. It measures 5 3/4 inches by 54 ring gauge, a format called Encantos in Cuban cigar factories. The bands are heavily gilded, similar to those found on the Montecristo Línea 1935 series. A foot band denotes the brand’s 90th anniversary.
On Saturday night, more than 400 guests were among the first in the world to try the new Elba. Like other premiere parties, the Elbas were presented in “premier packs” and each cigar was fitted with a special “Premier” band, indicating that these particular cigars are part of the debut rollout in Spain (Habanos uses the spelling “premier,” which is defined as first in rank, rather than “premiere,” which means the first release of a product.) Every box contained two cigars. Habanos has held premiere parties like this in the past, most notably for the Trinidad Cabildos and Cohiba 55 Aniversario.
Spain will be the first country to sell the Montecristo Elba Edición Limitada 2025 cigars. They will be offered in five-count boxes and released next month with a suggested retail price of 600 euros per box (about $700) or 120 euros per cigar, which works out to around $140. Only 10,000 of these five-packs are being circulated. After the five-count boxes have been on the market for a while, the Elbas will be sold in standard 20-count boxes. There is no specific word as to when each region around the world will receive their respective allotments.
