s***@juno.com
2004-11-19 14:43:05 UTC
About a week or two ago, I posted asking for recommendations for little
cigars. Partly that was due to my lack of time lately to sit and have a
serious smoke, but partly also it is because I'm trying to dump
cigarettes altogether. So I wanted something flavorful that fit nicely
into the hand. Someone here recommended the Arturo Fuente Exquisitos
(4.5 x 33).
They can be hard to come by, but I happened upon them at a store I
never visit. I need to go back there this weekend because the store has
them mismarked--at $1.30 each!
Anyhow, these are Dominicans and are available in both natural and
maduro. I chose maduro. It's a pretty flavorful small smoke, though
every single one I have starts off with a tight draw for the first few
puffs. When it opens up, however, it's nice. This is a medium-bodied
with that slightly cocoa taste I associate with most Fuente maduros.
Nothing complex about it, and the flavor doesn't change over the course
of this short cigar, but it's nice for a 20-minute smoke. I thought a
33 ring gauge would be too small, but this somehow seems just the right
size when I'm smoking it.
Overall, I'd give this a B. I doubt I'd choose it if I weren't pressed
for time, but it makes a great
driving/walking/I-will-kill-the-next-human-being-I-see-if-I-don't-get-a-cigarette
cigar.
Rob
cigars. Partly that was due to my lack of time lately to sit and have a
serious smoke, but partly also it is because I'm trying to dump
cigarettes altogether. So I wanted something flavorful that fit nicely
into the hand. Someone here recommended the Arturo Fuente Exquisitos
(4.5 x 33).
They can be hard to come by, but I happened upon them at a store I
never visit. I need to go back there this weekend because the store has
them mismarked--at $1.30 each!
Anyhow, these are Dominicans and are available in both natural and
maduro. I chose maduro. It's a pretty flavorful small smoke, though
every single one I have starts off with a tight draw for the first few
puffs. When it opens up, however, it's nice. This is a medium-bodied
with that slightly cocoa taste I associate with most Fuente maduros.
Nothing complex about it, and the flavor doesn't change over the course
of this short cigar, but it's nice for a 20-minute smoke. I thought a
33 ring gauge would be too small, but this somehow seems just the right
size when I'm smoking it.
Overall, I'd give this a B. I doubt I'd choose it if I weren't pressed
for time, but it makes a great
driving/walking/I-will-kill-the-next-human-being-I-see-if-I-don't-get-a-cigarette
cigar.
Rob