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Seeing nickgonzo's 858 Sungrown review reminded me of my recent experience with the 858 Rosado. What a striking difference....hope you enjoy the review and my apologies for the crappy cell phone pics.
I was fortunate enough to pick up a few Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 858 Rosado's from a very generous brother and decided to spark one up this afternoon. It's been a bit windy and rainy these past few days so the patio wasn't an option. I grabbed a bottle of water and it was off to the local B&M lounge to see what awaited me.
A little about this cigar before I delve into my experience with it. There's not a lot of info on this cigar by googling it but according to vitolas.net, this cigar was released in 2002 and only 87 boxes were ever produced. The rosado wrapper was grown by Oliva in Ecuador and is not an Opus X rosado wrapper as sometimes believed.
The cigar was wrapped in a cedar sheet with the tell tale red ribbon on the foot. Flor Fina 858 was printed in gold on the cellophane wrapper. Out of the wrappings, the cigar's light brown wrapper was pretty smooth with a few veins apparent. The bunch looked perfect so I doubt I'd have any draw issues. If there's one thing I've got to hand the Fuente's, their construction is usually spot on. Under the nose I detected a floral, perfume like bouquet mixed in with the recent cedar wrapper that adorned it earlier.
The cigar clipped easily and cleanly and it took to the flame pretty easily. The burn was relatively even and required only one touch up over the course of the smoke. The 858 Rosado stayed lit for the most part and never went out. Burn was cool and the draw was perfect giving off voluminous amounts of smoke. The light gray ash held on for a good bit and never threatened to prematurely fall in my lap.
The initial salvo of flavors were pretty straightforward. No spice however there was a bit of cedar, wood and bitter gourd. The acidity reared it's head front and center. So far a rather bright first third that's rather mild and light. Things stayed pretty much the same in the second third except a creaminess set in that coated the entire mouth. No real complexity to speak of. Clean toasted tobacco in the final third. What little flavors are present are at least balanced. The finale is rather boring. Wood dominates with a mild spiciness to it. Nose exhalation exhibited a smooth and toasted tobacco exhale.
In summary, I wasn't sure what to expect from this cigar given there's so little information about it out there. Having said that, I was rather disappointed in the overall experience. Not a very complex cigar that was rather mild. It left me wanting more and constantly in search of any real substantial flavor. I'd have to give it 3 out of 5 stars.
I was fortunate enough to pick up a few Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 858 Rosado's from a very generous brother and decided to spark one up this afternoon. It's been a bit windy and rainy these past few days so the patio wasn't an option. I grabbed a bottle of water and it was off to the local B&M lounge to see what awaited me.
A little about this cigar before I delve into my experience with it. There's not a lot of info on this cigar by googling it but according to vitolas.net, this cigar was released in 2002 and only 87 boxes were ever produced. The rosado wrapper was grown by Oliva in Ecuador and is not an Opus X rosado wrapper as sometimes believed.
The cigar was wrapped in a cedar sheet with the tell tale red ribbon on the foot. Flor Fina 858 was printed in gold on the cellophane wrapper. Out of the wrappings, the cigar's light brown wrapper was pretty smooth with a few veins apparent. The bunch looked perfect so I doubt I'd have any draw issues. If there's one thing I've got to hand the Fuente's, their construction is usually spot on. Under the nose I detected a floral, perfume like bouquet mixed in with the recent cedar wrapper that adorned it earlier.
The cigar clipped easily and cleanly and it took to the flame pretty easily. The burn was relatively even and required only one touch up over the course of the smoke. The 858 Rosado stayed lit for the most part and never went out. Burn was cool and the draw was perfect giving off voluminous amounts of smoke. The light gray ash held on for a good bit and never threatened to prematurely fall in my lap.
The initial salvo of flavors were pretty straightforward. No spice however there was a bit of cedar, wood and bitter gourd. The acidity reared it's head front and center. So far a rather bright first third that's rather mild and light. Things stayed pretty much the same in the second third except a creaminess set in that coated the entire mouth. No real complexity to speak of. Clean toasted tobacco in the final third. What little flavors are present are at least balanced. The finale is rather boring. Wood dominates with a mild spiciness to it. Nose exhalation exhibited a smooth and toasted tobacco exhale.
In summary, I wasn't sure what to expect from this cigar given there's so little information about it out there. Having said that, I was rather disappointed in the overall experience. Not a very complex cigar that was rather mild. It left me wanting more and constantly in search of any real substantial flavor. I'd have to give it 3 out of 5 stars.
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