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Arturo Fuente Royale Salute Sun Grown - reviewed May 10, 2006 by vortex
This huge sucker has a mottled, dark brown, and oily wrapper. It is an "A" size cigar at 7.5 inches and 54 ring. It sports a Eduadorian Sun Grown wrapper and vintage Dominican binder and filler. This cigar promises to be a four-course meal! It has a faint barnyard aroma at prelight and a very firm feel.
After a straight guillotine cut, I toasted the foot and drew in my first, copious puff. MMMMM
Immediate gratification! Sweet and peppery at the same time. A faint cocoa undertone soon follows. It's burning perfectly leaving a light grey, well formed ash. As I get past the first inch the flavor increases and mellows. Now this is a profile I like. It's not the first one I've smoked and I am amazed at the consistency of this cigar. These rollers are the best and the tobacco is nicely aged right out of the box.
As I hit the first quarter, the ash and burn are still perfect and the flavor starts to build in intensity. There goes the ash at 2 1/2 inches. Not bad considering I was typing with it in my hand! If I were careful I may have gotten twice that as it was such a perfect ash and burn.
At the halfway point I am getting a little uneven burn probably due to me puffing a little too much as this flavor is hard to resist. I think it will correct if I ease up a bit. It's hard because the flavors just keep building on this monster.
Also, the ease of draw and quantity of smoke increases as the length starts to approach robusto size. These combine with the nicotine high to make me a little too enthusiastic. What a glutton, huh!
As I ease up on it the burn straightens out and the last third is just pure smoking pleasure. The pepper eases up some and the sweetness increases toward the end. It is amazing to see this cigar reduced to a nub and still tasting great. I already have this cigar as part of my rotation. The only problem is the time it takes to smoke it - about 1 1/2 hours.
On a 10 scale I rate this nearly a 10! Whatever slight improvement that could be made is insignificant. Even the price is right at a little over $5 per by the 10-box at Famous!
This huge sucker has a mottled, dark brown, and oily wrapper. It is an "A" size cigar at 7.5 inches and 54 ring. It sports a Eduadorian Sun Grown wrapper and vintage Dominican binder and filler. This cigar promises to be a four-course meal! It has a faint barnyard aroma at prelight and a very firm feel.
After a straight guillotine cut, I toasted the foot and drew in my first, copious puff. MMMMM
Immediate gratification! Sweet and peppery at the same time. A faint cocoa undertone soon follows. It's burning perfectly leaving a light grey, well formed ash. As I get past the first inch the flavor increases and mellows. Now this is a profile I like. It's not the first one I've smoked and I am amazed at the consistency of this cigar. These rollers are the best and the tobacco is nicely aged right out of the box.As I hit the first quarter, the ash and burn are still perfect and the flavor starts to build in intensity. There goes the ash at 2 1/2 inches. Not bad considering I was typing with it in my hand! If I were careful I may have gotten twice that as it was such a perfect ash and burn.
At the halfway point I am getting a little uneven burn probably due to me puffing a little too much as this flavor is hard to resist. I think it will correct if I ease up a bit. It's hard because the flavors just keep building on this monster.
Also, the ease of draw and quantity of smoke increases as the length starts to approach robusto size. These combine with the nicotine high to make me a little too enthusiastic. What a glutton, huh!
As I ease up on it the burn straightens out and the last third is just pure smoking pleasure. The pepper eases up some and the sweetness increases toward the end. It is amazing to see this cigar reduced to a nub and still tasting great. I already have this cigar as part of my rotation. The only problem is the time it takes to smoke it - about 1 1/2 hours.
On a 10 scale I rate this nearly a 10! Whatever slight improvement that could be made is insignificant. Even the price is right at a little over $5 per by the 10-box at Famous!
