Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature
I've been a little hard on Arturo Fuente of late. I was not happy with the Anjeo and I downright negged the Opus X. I figured I would give one of there more established labels a chance. One of the Hemingways caught my eye because I love the torpedos.
I decided to smoke it during a walk today. It wasn't raining that hard. Until I got down to Logan Circle, then the sky opened up. I ran back home and the cigar got a little wet, despite that I finished the it in the covered stairwell behind my place.
Construction: The burn started out tough, which is to be expected with a torpedo. It's just physics or fluid dynamics or something. However every good torpedo has that moment where the lit end opens up and this one was no exception. The draw then became perfect. The burn was pretty much the same way, uneven at first, then perfect. This was all in spite of the fact that it had gotten some water on it.
Taste: I loved this cigar. It tasted fantastic. It started out tasting like just mild tobacco; however as the cigar kept going, I got an explosion of flavor. I don't know what happened, but all of a sudden it just hit me. It was really sweet, maybe a little vanilla in there. Whatever it tasted like, it was fantastic.
Stats: The Signature is 6 inches with a 47 ring gauge. They're made up of Dominican binder and filler and finished off with a Cameroon wrapper. Holt's sells them for $6.10 a piece.
Overall: Great construction and incredible taste. So if cost isn't an issue, I would pick these up. If someone gives you them as a gift, put them in your will. However at $6.10 a pop, they are a little pricey. I would still say it's worth it.
