Docbp87
Smoke Into Oblivion
Arturo Fuente "King B"
6x55 Belicoso
This is my first sungrown Fuente I will have smoked. I'm looking forward to it
very much, as Fuente always delivers a good cigar. I've had a bit of a sinus
issue the last few days, but I think my taste buds are finally back on top of
their game, so I'm gonna give it a shot.
Got this cigar from Havana Connections, a local B&M, for about 8$ I think. It has
a medium brown wrapper, with a few visible veins. The construction is great,
obviously hand made, with a few lumps, and bumps. Fairly firm. The sems are visible,
but not loose, which seems to be typical of Fuente cigars I have smoked previously.
The aroma off the wrapper is not very strong, but is slightly fruity, with a
touch of cocoa as well. The foot smells heavily of cedar, which is no doubt at
least in part attributed to the cedar wrapper this stick has.
After cutting the head, the rest of the cap starts to unwravel. I have to take
it off, but the stick remains tightly wrapped, and it doesn't cause any problems
immediately. The draw is a medium loose, and offers cinnamon and a musty tobacco
flavor, with a lot of pepper zing and flavor across the tongue. This is a sungrown
wrapped stick, so I am sure it will deliver in the strength department.
Lit at 1:19am.
The initial draws do not give nearly as much pepper and heat as I expected.
In fact the dominant flavors are a rich cedar and earth mostly. There is a light
pepper tingle on the back of the tongue on the finish, which lasts for a while,
but is not very strong.
Okay, well about a half inch into the first third I am now getting the heat and
strength I expected from a sungrown. There is a dull, lingering pepper heat
in the back of my throat, and the rear of my tongue. The flavors are still the
seem, rich earth and that sort of sweet cedar. Only an inch in and I'm starting
to think I should be drinking something sweet, as my stomach is a little off
feeling already.
Ash was holding firm. Tapped it off at the start of the second third. Also noticed
that the pepper flavor has fallen off, as has the heat from it. The flavors of
cedar and earth are still present, with a dry tobacco flavor, that is slightly musty.
Just past the halfway point at 55 minutes, the heat starts to come back. It
is not overly peppery, but it is back. Really loving the in your face strength
of this stick. I'm not sure where the tobacco is grown, but I know that the
strength is from the Sumatra wrapper. Pretty far into the final third there
is a strong musty, aged taste that really comes through on the retrohale
through the nose. Pretty cool flavor, as I don't think these are made with
tobacco that is all that old.
Just towards the beginning of the final third, or right before it, the flavor
is getting pretty robust. More complex, with a little cinnamon, as well as
another strong spice flavor, like cumin or paprika, which I LOVE personally.
I wish these flavors were there earlier, but love that they are here now. The
finish is also lasting a bit longer now, leaving cedar and pepper flavors. The
earthy tones are pretty much gone. Really loving it now though.
Ended at 3:00am. Total burn time of one hour fourty minutes. Great time, and
certainly a great cigar. I would like to see how one smokes with a year on it
to see if some of the later flavors in the stick come forward sooner.
6x55 Belicoso
This is my first sungrown Fuente I will have smoked. I'm looking forward to it
very much, as Fuente always delivers a good cigar. I've had a bit of a sinus
issue the last few days, but I think my taste buds are finally back on top of
their game, so I'm gonna give it a shot.
Got this cigar from Havana Connections, a local B&M, for about 8$ I think. It has
a medium brown wrapper, with a few visible veins. The construction is great,
obviously hand made, with a few lumps, and bumps. Fairly firm. The sems are visible,
but not loose, which seems to be typical of Fuente cigars I have smoked previously.
The aroma off the wrapper is not very strong, but is slightly fruity, with a
touch of cocoa as well. The foot smells heavily of cedar, which is no doubt at
least in part attributed to the cedar wrapper this stick has.
After cutting the head, the rest of the cap starts to unwravel. I have to take
it off, but the stick remains tightly wrapped, and it doesn't cause any problems
immediately. The draw is a medium loose, and offers cinnamon and a musty tobacco
flavor, with a lot of pepper zing and flavor across the tongue. This is a sungrown
wrapped stick, so I am sure it will deliver in the strength department.
Lit at 1:19am.
The initial draws do not give nearly as much pepper and heat as I expected.
In fact the dominant flavors are a rich cedar and earth mostly. There is a light
pepper tingle on the back of the tongue on the finish, which lasts for a while,
but is not very strong.
Okay, well about a half inch into the first third I am now getting the heat and
strength I expected from a sungrown. There is a dull, lingering pepper heat
in the back of my throat, and the rear of my tongue. The flavors are still the
seem, rich earth and that sort of sweet cedar. Only an inch in and I'm starting
to think I should be drinking something sweet, as my stomach is a little off
feeling already.
Ash was holding firm. Tapped it off at the start of the second third. Also noticed
that the pepper flavor has fallen off, as has the heat from it. The flavors of
cedar and earth are still present, with a dry tobacco flavor, that is slightly musty.
Just past the halfway point at 55 minutes, the heat starts to come back. It
is not overly peppery, but it is back. Really loving the in your face strength
of this stick. I'm not sure where the tobacco is grown, but I know that the
strength is from the Sumatra wrapper. Pretty far into the final third there
is a strong musty, aged taste that really comes through on the retrohale
through the nose. Pretty cool flavor, as I don't think these are made with
tobacco that is all that old.
Just towards the beginning of the final third, or right before it, the flavor
is getting pretty robust. More complex, with a little cinnamon, as well as
another strong spice flavor, like cumin or paprika, which I LOVE personally.
I wish these flavors were there earlier, but love that they are here now. The
finish is also lasting a bit longer now, leaving cedar and pepper flavors. The
earthy tones are pretty much gone. Really loving it now though.
Ended at 3:00am. Total burn time of one hour fourty minutes. Great time, and
certainly a great cigar. I would like to see how one smokes with a year on it
to see if some of the later flavors in the stick come forward sooner.
