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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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2010 – The Year of the Ecuadorian Wrapper

Posted in Cigar Musings, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on February 22, 2010 | 7 Comments »

Q: How do you make a cigar wrapper taste better? A: Grow it in Ecuador! OK, call it in – it’s over.  I can guarantee one of the hottest cigars of the year will feature a Ecuadorian wrapper.  Why?  Because it seems that EVERY new cigar has a Ecuadorian wrapper on it! So what’s so [...]

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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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Cigar Wrappers A-Z – Candela

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This is one wrapper that is actually in reality both a color and a type of wrapper. Almost despised now, this wrapper color was the most popular cigar for the better half of the 20th Century. Due to shortages, Candela wrappers have been very rare over the past 9-10 years. Sometimes referred to as AMS, [...]

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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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Fuente Charity Auction Raises Big Bucks on Rare Cigars

Posted in Cigar News & Notes, tagged on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

From the recent Cigar Family Press Release: Rare Cigar Charity Auction Raises $75,852 for CFCF      The recent Cigar Family Charitable Foundation Online Charity Auction in celebration of “8-5-8″ day exceeded expectations by raising over $75,000.  Fellow cigar makers, including Jorge Padron and Litto Gomez, joined the Fuente and Newman families in donating unique and [...]

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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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