Alright guys and gals, I'm here again for another review! This morning I smoked the Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8, which is a solid 6.25'' and 47 ring gauge smoke. I picked up the one with the candela wrapper too, just to try out something different. I was told that it is a good morning smoke, so I just HAD to review it this morning after my first exam.
Another nice day at the University...Fall sure is blowing in fast!!
This shuckins tube really came in handy!! This Fuente had an appealing look to it. A nice, oily candela wrapper with only a couple prominent veins visible. It was quite firm to the touch in the beginning, but softened up a lot as it burned on.
It sparked up very quickly, and showed promising signs of an even burn.
The first flavors I picked up were very sweet. A touch (and I mean touch) of spice through the nose. I just couldn't place what the sweet smell was at first...but later realized it to be a bit of citrus.
The first third was pretty much consistent, and the actual burning stick smelled of a fresh grass stain...weird I know, but not unpleasant.
There was a slight (well actually it was major) defect in the wrapper that I noticed even before I stupidly took the band off. I made it a bit worse, but I wish I had inspected it a bit more in the shop before I bought it.
The second third brought on a bit of much-needed variation. It is still sweet at this point, but there is a bit of earthiness present. There is a light citrus aroma emerging a bit deeper than it was in the first third. There is still some spice through the nose, but none of that "true" spice you get with a more full bodied cigar.
Beautiful, breezy, nippy day
In the beginning of this stick, the draw was very tight, and there wasn't much smoke emanating from the draw. This changed as soon as I passed the second third and went into the final third. There were copious volumes of smoke, and the stick was VERY soft to hold.
Surprisingly, the cigar burn stayed quite even past the bad patch in the wrapper.
Getting closer...
I was curious to see how this would affect the burn...It did quite well in my opinion.
And due to it getting cold, and me almost being late for my Psyche class, I had to cut this one a bit shorter than I usually let them burn to.
All in all, this was an ok cigar. I wouldn't quite call it a one-dimensional cigar, but it was definitely close. Pretty boring compared to the other ones I have reviewed. For the price of about $7 a stick, I would absolutely not pick one up again. Though, would accept one if handed to me. It just seemed so BORING!!
I would give this cigar a 74/100 due to it's lack of complexity. I think all together I just enjoy more heavier smokes to be honest. This cigar was nice during the day, and left me a nice aftertaste for class!
I hope you guys enjoyed this review as much as the others!
Keep your eyes peeled for more!
-Dave :robinhood
Another nice day at the University...Fall sure is blowing in fast!!
This shuckins tube really came in handy!! This Fuente had an appealing look to it. A nice, oily candela wrapper with only a couple prominent veins visible. It was quite firm to the touch in the beginning, but softened up a lot as it burned on.
It sparked up very quickly, and showed promising signs of an even burn.
The first flavors I picked up were very sweet. A touch (and I mean touch) of spice through the nose. I just couldn't place what the sweet smell was at first...but later realized it to be a bit of citrus.
The first third was pretty much consistent, and the actual burning stick smelled of a fresh grass stain...weird I know, but not unpleasant.
There was a slight (well actually it was major) defect in the wrapper that I noticed even before I stupidly took the band off. I made it a bit worse, but I wish I had inspected it a bit more in the shop before I bought it.
The second third brought on a bit of much-needed variation. It is still sweet at this point, but there is a bit of earthiness present. There is a light citrus aroma emerging a bit deeper than it was in the first third. There is still some spice through the nose, but none of that "true" spice you get with a more full bodied cigar.
Beautiful, breezy, nippy day
In the beginning of this stick, the draw was very tight, and there wasn't much smoke emanating from the draw. This changed as soon as I passed the second third and went into the final third. There were copious volumes of smoke, and the stick was VERY soft to hold.
Surprisingly, the cigar burn stayed quite even past the bad patch in the wrapper.
Getting closer...
I was curious to see how this would affect the burn...It did quite well in my opinion.
And due to it getting cold, and me almost being late for my Psyche class, I had to cut this one a bit shorter than I usually let them burn to.
All in all, this was an ok cigar. I wouldn't quite call it a one-dimensional cigar, but it was definitely close. Pretty boring compared to the other ones I have reviewed. For the price of about $7 a stick, I would absolutely not pick one up again. Though, would accept one if handed to me. It just seemed so BORING!!
I would give this cigar a 74/100 due to it's lack of complexity. I think all together I just enjoy more heavier smokes to be honest. This cigar was nice during the day, and left me a nice aftertaste for class!
I hope you guys enjoyed this review as much as the others!
Keep your eyes peeled for more!
-Dave :robinhood
