kockroach
BoM August 2010/2011
Last weekend in chat, a number of guys were talking about the Fuente Hemingway Sun Growns and Rosado Sun Growns. Craig (CentexHockey91) said that he enjoyed reading my reviews (thanks again Craig!), and asked if I might do a review of the Hemingway Classic Rosado Sun Grown. I promised I would, and actually did smoke this last weekend, but didn't have time this week to post until now.
Like the 858 RSGs, the Hemingway Signature and Classic RSGs come with a cedar wrap. One thing that is strange, is that this is not the case with the Sun Growns that were released at ICPCR. The 858 SG does have the cedar, while the Hemingways do not.
The slightly oily wrapper is red-brown in color, with minor veins and solid construction, and has a firm feel to it. Here's a better look at the Classic without the cedar.
The first third of the RSG is a little creamy, with the flavor of nuts, cinnamon and light honey. The burn is not perfectly straight, but it does everything it can to get straight on its own. No touch-ups were needed. The ash as it burns is pretty white, but turns light to dark gray as it sits.
As it burns into the second third, there is more of the cinnamon spice, but less cream. There is also a little cedar starting to show in the background.
Now, we're going to side track for a moment. While I was smoking this cigar, I was chatting with some BOTLs on Blackberry. One of them lit up a Signature RSG, and was talking about how fast it burns and how flaky and soft the ash is on the Hemingway RSGs. I told him that I wasn't experiencing that, and said that my Classic was holding its ash quite well.
The ash actually started to fall after I took the pic.
Leaving the final third of the cigar.
The RSGs last third had more cedar in the foreground to mix with the nutty, cinnamon and honey. The flavor was a great mix, and varied just enough throughout the cigar to keep from being monotonous. I really have enjoyed the 858 vitola of the RSG, and think that the Hemingway Classic is another winner too.
Again, back to my friend who was smoking the Signature RSG at the same time. The Signature is an inch shorter and one RG smaller that the Classic. He said that his Signature burned in about 50 minutes (I really doubt that he was hot-boxing it....but you never know). This Classic took almost 2 hours to burn, with regular puffs, never setting it down. I will have to light up a Signature to see if I get the same quick burn as my friend, or not.
Enjoy the review Craig, and light one of these guys up!!!
Like the 858 RSGs, the Hemingway Signature and Classic RSGs come with a cedar wrap. One thing that is strange, is that this is not the case with the Sun Growns that were released at ICPCR. The 858 SG does have the cedar, while the Hemingways do not.
The slightly oily wrapper is red-brown in color, with minor veins and solid construction, and has a firm feel to it. Here's a better look at the Classic without the cedar.
The first third of the RSG is a little creamy, with the flavor of nuts, cinnamon and light honey. The burn is not perfectly straight, but it does everything it can to get straight on its own. No touch-ups were needed. The ash as it burns is pretty white, but turns light to dark gray as it sits.
As it burns into the second third, there is more of the cinnamon spice, but less cream. There is also a little cedar starting to show in the background.
Now, we're going to side track for a moment. While I was smoking this cigar, I was chatting with some BOTLs on Blackberry. One of them lit up a Signature RSG, and was talking about how fast it burns and how flaky and soft the ash is on the Hemingway RSGs. I told him that I wasn't experiencing that, and said that my Classic was holding its ash quite well.
The ash actually started to fall after I took the pic.
Leaving the final third of the cigar.
The RSGs last third had more cedar in the foreground to mix with the nutty, cinnamon and honey. The flavor was a great mix, and varied just enough throughout the cigar to keep from being monotonous. I really have enjoyed the 858 vitola of the RSG, and think that the Hemingway Classic is another winner too.
Again, back to my friend who was smoking the Signature RSG at the same time. The Signature is an inch shorter and one RG smaller that the Classic. He said that his Signature burned in about 50 minutes (I really doubt that he was hot-boxing it....but you never know). This Classic took almost 2 hours to burn, with regular puffs, never setting it down. I will have to light up a Signature to see if I get the same quick burn as my friend, or not.
Enjoy the review Craig, and light one of these guys up!!!
