Date Added: Monday 21 September, 2020
by Andrew
£37.49
I have been waiting a long time to try this cigar for a number of reasons. The story behind Carlos Fuente Jnr dedicating this cigar to his father who had sadly passed away by the time the cigar had won Cigar of the year 2017 - Cigar Afficiando. Its one of the most beautiful cigars to look at and feels even better in the hand. The shape, the texture, the construction...everything looks, feels and smells right. I had a slightly loose draw but that doesnt tend to bother me as you are able to get huge volumes of smoke out of the cigar (hypothetically leading to more flavour right?). My opening 3rd was quiet but I heard that Arturo Fuentes are a little shy and take some time to warm up in your company so I didnt want to judge too quickly. After the end of the first 3rd I was getting worried as the flavour levels hadnt changed....surely there was more to this cigar than it was showing me. Into the second 3rd.....Oh man, it hasnt changed one iota. Dont get me wrong, the burn was exquisite, the ash was beautiful, but where was the flavour!!!! Its like someone cooking you an unbelievable meal which looks and smells amazing but they forgot to season anything...not even salt and pepper. By the end of the last 3rd I am genuinely worried that the hype around this cigar is precisely that...just a lot of smoke and no substance. One thing in its defence was that I had very slight fleeting hints of beautiful aged floral notes but they were so slight and so quick that as soon as they appeared...whuff, they were gone. I cannot and will not believe that this was the best this cigar has to offer, so I am going to smoke another and report back....fingers crossed my first experience was just a flavourless anomaly.
