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Quick Review: Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature Rosado

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, Quick Reviews, tagged , , , , , on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

As some of you know, I’m not a huge “Fuente Fan”, but I have always had a soft spot for their Rosado wrappers.  The 858 Rosado is probably one of my favorite cigars of all time (seriously).  So when I heard these were soming out at the end of last year I was very excited. [...]

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Fuente Fuente Opus X Forbidden X Toro CRA Edition

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, Limited Editions on June 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Size: 6″ x 48 Vitola: Toro Wrapper: Dominican Rosado Origin: the DR Age: Fresh from my humidor but aged in Calvados barrels at Chateau Fuente I recieved this cigar from the second round of CRA samplers. The Forbidden X cigars are a little different then your normal Opus. These bad boys are aged in Calvados [...]

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Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Rosado

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, tagged , on December 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Size: 6” x 47 Vitola: Grand Corona Wrapper: Dominican Rosado Origin: Dominican Republic Age: Fresh There is no harder cigar to find from the Fuentes than the 8-5-8 Rosado. They are prized as collector’s items, so I was interested in seeing how such a rare cigar actually tasted. The appearance of this cigar doesn’t suggest [...]

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Angelenos Lonsdale

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, tagged , , on December 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Size: 6 ¼“ x 44 Vitola: Lonsdale Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut Origin: Dominican Republic Age: Fresh Angelenos is a new cigar distributed by Prometheus and made by the Fuentes.  It was made to celebrate the people of Los Angeles.  OK… This cigar is a little different than I expect, for whatever reason I expected more strength [...]

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Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Belicoso

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, tagged , , on February 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Size: 5 3/8″ x 52  Vitola: Torpedo Wrapper: Cameroon Origin: Dominican Republic Age: 4 months So if you know me, you know that I am not a huge Fuente fan.  I find them to be over hyped on average and overvalued.  Unfortunately this Don Carlos Belicoso is no exception.

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Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Candela (NOV 05)

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, tagged , , on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  6″ x 47 Vitola:  Grand Corona Wrapper:  Candela Origin: Dominican Republic From the Vault:  I’ve been putting off this Candela for a while as you need to be in a special mood for a candela cigar. It’s no surprise that this is a very, very mild cigar.  The process of making a candela wrapper [...]

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Cuesta-Rey Centennial No. 2

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, tagged , on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  7” x 36 Vitola:  Long Panetela Wrapper:  Connecticut Shade       Origin: Dominican Republic From the Vault: This cigar is super old.  I’m guessing 8 years or more but I’m not sure.  I believe the Centennial gave way to the Centennario, but don’t hold me to it.  Tabacelera Fuente makes this for JC Newman, makers of Diamond Crown and Diamond [...]

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Cuest-Rey Cabinet Selection No. 1884

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, tagged , on August 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Size:  6 3/4″ x 44 Vitola: Lonsdale Wrapper:  Connecticut Broadleaf Origin: Dominican Republic From the Vault:  This has at least five years on it, but I’m not sure of the date because this was before I labeled my cigars. These cigars, made by the Fuentes for the JC Newman Co, are traditionally very mild.  Take [...]

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Fuente Fuente Opus X Super Belicoso (MAR 05)

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, tagged , on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  5 1/2″ x 52 Vitola: Torpedo Wrapper:  Dominican Rosado Origin: Dominican Republic This cigar is already is not yet available at my local, Empire Cigars (formerly Capital City Cigars), but I’m sure it will be soon.  I picked this up several years ago, and not being a HUGE Opus X fan, just figured I’d smoke [...]

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Fuente Fuente Opus X Super Belicoso (APR 2005)

Posted in Arturo Fuente, Cigar Reviews, tagged , on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Size:  5 ½ ” x 52 Vitola: Torpedo Wrapper:  Dominican Rosado Origin: Dominican Republic Normally I bash these, but this one has been sitting around for a while, and it did impress me. This cigar is very popular.  The folks at Fuente did a good job making the Opus X and an even better job [...]

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