Arturo Fuente - Anejo No. 55

As the hardest to find and most expensive Arturo Fuente that I have had to date -- this cigar is as smooth as a baby's butt.

I would say it's a step up, a smoother Don Carlos. There is perhaps a sweeter taste on the tongue as well, but it still doesn't have the overwhelming tasty taste of the Rosado.

There is a series of "ultimate" Fuente cigars that I am reluctant to try, the Opus X line. At a price point of $30 I feel like I should know a little bit more that I'll like it before the commitment. I heard at one point why it was so expensive and how it was some amazing undertaking, but my ears were still ringing from imagining the price tag. I'd love to know what AF it most closely resembles because the Rosado is in a separate taste class.

Comments

Arturo Fuente - Rothschild MD

This one burned great, a tight little sausage that was a healthy hour long. Not that I would really know what it is, but it's what I would consider the "classic Arturo Fuente" taste. I had already identified this as one that I like so I have a few more waiting for later. Interesting of note - Dr. Pepper was my beverage and tended to leave the next puff significantly better tasting. Not only to have a fresh mouth, but it got me thinking how the smoke lingers on your taste buds - and there is probably a great combination. Well .. the universe has aligned in such a way so as Dr. P and Arturo F do a magical little pirouette across my taste buds. God damnit - I guess I'm finally a pepper too. Don't ask me to describe the taste, I'm not that good. Describe a color without using the color. It was a better smelling/tasting cigar that most, wasn't harsh at all, or too spicy - had a great mouth feel. I like the maduro wrapper, it's got some grit to it, easy...

Arturo Fuente - Rosado Sun Grown R56

Now that I've had a few, I can say that this cigar is hands down my favorite cigar for taste and vitola (so far). Every time it hits my taste buds just right. I had this one in a dry box just overnight. I think my target is going to be 24-48 hours in advance I'll put them in the box, the burn was clean through the whole cigar and no need to touch up. As far as "tasting better" from the process I couldn't really say because this one is just lip smacking delicious to begin with. I wish I could adequately describe the flavor actually. I took a look at a few cigar muckity-muck reviews that talked about chocolate and nuttiness and sweetness. I just don't think that's what I tasted ... I need to try again maybe now that I've read.

Cohiba Black

This is an experiment I've wanted to do for a while -- I enjoyed the first Cohiba Black I got as a random choice at a local show. Bought because of the fancy tube packaging and name recognition, which receives a lot of hate for using the Cuban company name, "not as good" still sounded pretty good so I wanted to try it. It has a super dark wrapper, one would think a pepper stick - but it was like the Guiness of cigars, deceptively smooth as I recall. I saw these same cigars on an auction site for like $3. I have heard rumors that auction sites get seconds or these somehow didn't pass final inspection. So I bought a few to compare with one in the tube. Visually they are almost identical with the exception of the non-tubed being a lot more compressed, from the foot it looks like the same amount of tobacco in a smaller ring gauge. I used a PerfectDraw on the cheapie to get the draw a little looser. The flavor seemed to match that which I remembered ...

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