My first review. I welcome comments, criticism, and anything else (well almost anything) that might help me give a better understanding / review.
Arturo Fuente
Rothschild
Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper Type: Cameroon
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
Ring Guage: 50
Length: 4.5
Avg Price: $3-$4
Accompaniment: 1 bottle of Warsteiner Dunkel
The lighting:
I toasted the foot a few seconds before taking my first draw. The first draw was full of spice. This was a bit more than I liked. A few more puffs and the spice level did not lessen. There was a nice nutty flavor that was nice and strong enough to not be drowned out by the spice.
At this point I was somewhere in the vicinity of 1/2"--3/4" and realized that I was puffing too quickly. I set the stick down to mellow out a bit, waiting about 1-1/2 minutes before taking my next puff.
Much better. The spice died down a bit and the nut flavor was stood out more and a bit of creaminess started to step up.
I slobbered on the stick a bit, trying to get a sense of the tabacco itself without any smoke. The tobacco flavor itself was a slight hint of sweetness without the spice I have experienced with some other cigars.
I sat back for a few short minutes to analyze the lingering flavors on my pallete. A nice tasting tobacco lingered on with some spice.
1/2 way through, the spice started to pick up again (this may have been due to the time between puffs had picked up a bit again). Again slowing down a bit helped in that respect.
At this point, the stick also started to soften up a bit and the amount of smoke with each draw increased as well. With each draw, the nice amount of smoke I was able to pull in, the flavors really picked up. The nutty flavor and the creaminess were quite rich.
Unfortunately, the level of spice soon also reached a level that I did not particularly like. I decided to stop and let this burn out before it became unpleasant.
Conclusion
My first sitdown with an A.Fuente which I tried to examine the flavors and think more about what I liked / disliked about the stick.
Tobacco flavor: Nice flavor (not much more to say about that)
Draw: A nice slightly tight draw (but not tight where you might swallow your tongue)
Smoke Volume: Nice amount of smoke with each draw without much effort
Smoke flavor: A bit spicy for me (at this point), nice nutty with a increasing creamy flavor towards the end
I cut this smoke short due to the increasing spice level. I wanted to stop before it became unpleasant. This a definitely a stick I wanted to try again without tainting my "first" experience. Spice aside, the flavors were quite nice. Definitely will try again.
Final rating:
1/2 NUB
"Not nub worthy" <-- 3/4 nub <-- 1/2 nub --> 1/4 nub --> down to the nub
Arturo Fuente
Rothschild
Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper Type: Cameroon
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
Ring Guage: 50
Length: 4.5
Avg Price: $3-$4
Accompaniment: 1 bottle of Warsteiner Dunkel
The lighting:
I toasted the foot a few seconds before taking my first draw. The first draw was full of spice. This was a bit more than I liked. A few more puffs and the spice level did not lessen. There was a nice nutty flavor that was nice and strong enough to not be drowned out by the spice.
At this point I was somewhere in the vicinity of 1/2"--3/4" and realized that I was puffing too quickly. I set the stick down to mellow out a bit, waiting about 1-1/2 minutes before taking my next puff.
Much better. The spice died down a bit and the nut flavor was stood out more and a bit of creaminess started to step up.
I slobbered on the stick a bit, trying to get a sense of the tabacco itself without any smoke. The tobacco flavor itself was a slight hint of sweetness without the spice I have experienced with some other cigars.
I sat back for a few short minutes to analyze the lingering flavors on my pallete. A nice tasting tobacco lingered on with some spice.
1/2 way through, the spice started to pick up again (this may have been due to the time between puffs had picked up a bit again). Again slowing down a bit helped in that respect.
At this point, the stick also started to soften up a bit and the amount of smoke with each draw increased as well. With each draw, the nice amount of smoke I was able to pull in, the flavors really picked up. The nutty flavor and the creaminess were quite rich.
Unfortunately, the level of spice soon also reached a level that I did not particularly like. I decided to stop and let this burn out before it became unpleasant.
Conclusion
My first sitdown with an A.Fuente which I tried to examine the flavors and think more about what I liked / disliked about the stick.
Tobacco flavor: Nice flavor (not much more to say about that)
Draw: A nice slightly tight draw (but not tight where you might swallow your tongue)
Smoke Volume: Nice amount of smoke with each draw without much effort
Smoke flavor: A bit spicy for me (at this point), nice nutty with a increasing creamy flavor towards the end
I cut this smoke short due to the increasing spice level. I wanted to stop before it became unpleasant. This a definitely a stick I wanted to try again without tainting my "first" experience. Spice aside, the flavors were quite nice. Definitely will try again.
Final rating:
1/2 NUB
"Not nub worthy" <-- 3/4 nub <-- 1/2 nub --> 1/4 nub --> down to the nub
