Non Cuban Review / Recommendation.

[Jimmy2]

Of of the 5pack cigars i handed out to you and your mates was a Work of Art Muduro Hemingway (Which is a little Figurado Cigar very limited ) and Opus Fuente Fuente....

[COJ]

» Of of the 5pack cigars i handed out to you and your mates was a Work of Art

» Muduro Hemingway (Which is a little Figurado Cigar very limited ) and Opus

» Fuente Fuente....

Hemingway bands says Gran Reserva and have a black background, Anejo just says Anejo and have a white background...

[Sir Diggamus]

Looks like a good one! The Fuente Anejo series is a cigar that is released once a year around mid-November. Prices on these seem to vary depending on where you pick them up. I have seen many on-line retailers fetch up to $25 a stick for these because of limited availability. Most B&M shops that get a few boxes usually limit sale to two sticks per visit and have a slightly more reasonable price.

[cigardawg]

The fact that it was a perfecto (thus the nipple) and about robusto sized points to an Arturo Fuente Hemmingway Work of Art Maduro. Wonderful little cigars. MSRP on these in the states is around $9-$10...when you can find them. Finding the Hemmingways in a Cameroon wrapper is much easier, but the maduros can be hard to find and are often released only once or twice a year. They are great cigars. Fact is, the entire line of Hemmingway maduros are great cigars.

Hope this helps.

[COJ]

» The fact that it was a perfecto (thus the nipple) and about robusto sized

» points to an Arturo Fuente Hemmingway Work of Art Maduro. Wonderful

» little cigars. MSRP on these in the states is around $9-$10...when you

» can find them. Finding the Hemmingways in a Cameroon wrapper is much

» easier, but the maduros can be hard to find and are often released only

» once or twice a year. They are great cigars. Fact is, the entire line of

» Hemmingway maduros are great cigars.

»

» Hope this helps.

"So I went into the humidor and reached into my secret stash of Non Cubans. I pulled out a little Figurado...about Robusto size....I have no Idea of it's true name but the band said from memory Arturo Fuente Anejo Reserva."

Figurados dont have to be Perfectos...a Torpedo is a Figurado too!!

[cigardawg]

» » The fact that it was a perfecto (thus the nipple) and about robusto

» sized

» » points to an Arturo Fuente Hemmingway Work of Art Maduro. Wonderful

» » little cigars. MSRP on these in the states is around $9-$10...when you

» » can find them. Finding the Hemmingways in a Cameroon wrapper is much

» » easier, but the maduros can be hard to find and are often released only

» » once or twice a year. They are great cigars. Fact is, the entire line

» of

» » Hemmingway maduros are great cigars.

» »

» » Hope this helps.

»

» "So I went into the humidor and reached into my secret stash of Non

» Cubans. I pulled out a little Figurado...about Robusto size....I have no

» Idea of it's true name but the band said from memory Arturo Fuente Anejo

» Reserva."

»

» Figurados dont have to be Perfectos...a Torpedo is a Figurado too!!

True, but they don't have nipples.

[COJ]

» » » The fact that it was a perfecto (thus the nipple) and about robusto

» » sized

» » » points to an Arturo Fuente Hemmingway Work of Art Maduro. Wonderful

» » » little cigars. MSRP on these in the states is around $9-$10...when

» you

» » » can find them. Finding the Hemmingways in a Cameroon wrapper is much

» » » easier, but the maduros can be hard to find and are often released

» only

» » » once or twice a year. They are great cigars. Fact is, the entire

» line

» » of

» » » Hemmingway maduros are great cigars.

» » »

» » » Hope this helps.

» »

» » "So I went into the humidor and reached into my secret stash of Non

» » Cubans. I pulled out a little Figurado...about Robusto size....I have

» no

» » Idea of it's true name but the band said from memory Arturo Fuente

» Anejo

» » Reserva."

» »

» » Figurados dont have to be Perfectos...a Torpedo is a Figurado too!!

»

» True, but they don't have nipples.

Ohh...missed that...my bad :-(

[Professor Twain]

» » » The fact that it was a perfecto (thus the

» » Figurados dont have to be Perfectos...a Torpedo is a Figurado too!!

»

» True, but they don't have nipples.

This conversation reminds me of the one in the movie "Meet the Parents:

Dina Byrnes: I had no idea you could milk a cat.

Greg Focker: Oh yeah, you can milk anything with nipples.

Jack Byrnes: I have nipples Greg. Could you milk me?

[Mel]

I have come to the conclusion that IF I am going to burn a NC then it will probably be one of the Fuentes. Now you see El Prez. that after being weened on the Fuente's why I ***** so much about the tight draws.

[jseeds]

Sounds like a Work of Art Maduro. Did it have kind of a pointy head? If so - my top fave non-cuban...but rare as hen's teeth.

[tattoodad13]

I'm thinking it is a WOAM also! fantastic non cuban.

[VigorishSLC]

The photo doesn't look so much like the WOA as it does something like the Best Seller.

[bobsled]

The Anejo is indeed yummy AND hard to find. Not sure if you had an anejo, but try this link to cigarpass, this is a fairly complete photo lineup of all the fuente Anejo and Opus. Most newer Anejo's are wrapped in cedar, although the older ones were not.

http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14037

[DrAlejandro]

Im going to agree with the rest of the guys in thinking a hemmingway for sure just based on the shape and flavor profile... those are very nice cigars, not so hard to find in the cameroon wrappers and IMHO better than the maduros which are more rare and expensive. One of the few NC's that Ill still smoke, very good cigar :-)

[Wiley]

I think the Opus and Anejo are pretty good cigars, but such a pain to find for a reasonable price, it just ends up not being worth it.

Hemmingways, not my thing. Used to love them. I got better.

Anyway, I know where to get Cubans with a lot less hassle. :-P

[Jimmy2]

Leaf looks like a WOAM but it can also be a Anejo to by the leaf .

Rob stated it had a nipple which i think it was the WOAM i gave him and his friends that came to Havana Dreams.

When i smoke one at work today it was truely a tasty cigar one of the few Fuentes i like.

Anejo (out i think 3 time a year) are not that hard to get (Singles) the ones i like are the #46 and 77 shark ( being the hardest to get).

Rob if you like i have some more out of the box that i gave out let me know if you want them...

[El Presidente]

Thanks fella's and thanks Jimmy

It was certainly from the photo links a WOAM.....although I swear it said Anejo somewhere on the band. I will try and locate the band.

Hold a few back for me Jimmy and we wcan enjoy them together in NY next year.....don't tell Lisa :-)

Out of interest Jimmy, I smoked all the rest of your gracious gift of cigars at the Hotel Nacional in Havana February while attending the Habanos festival. I remember because Ken was in a flap that I must have been the only idiot smoking Non Cubans in Havana :-D

I still have the OPUS A ;-)

[Jimmy2]

Okay Rob :-D will have some set aside for you from the same box when we meet you here in the BIG City 2nd time around mate...

[SmokinLightning]

Anejos, Hemmingways, and Don Carlos are the way to go for Fuente.

Give an Ashton Aged Maduro a shot too if you haven't yet.

[Guest itcfernandez]

Hi

From Miami this is Carlos from Miami:

There are lot's of local Cuban None Cuban made by Cuban Cigars here in Miami. The locals who left Cuba came here to Miami and have create some great Cigars which hang with manny of the Cuban Cigars.

I going to make a trip of it, and post the following topic: Carlos in Miami takes you Cigar hunting.

[El Presidente]

I recieved this little Figurado Cigar from the boys in NY in February. I can't quite remember if it was Juimmy/Lawrence/Elliot or Norman....you all gifted me so many great cigars so a cumulative thankyou!!!!

Lunchtime here at Czar House and I felt like trying a non Cuban as it had been a while. I haven't been bowled over by any this year with the 1/2 dozen or so OPUS I have smoked being good but because of the expectation...I was always disappointed in what it finally delivered.

So I went into the humidor and reached into my secret stash of Non Cubans. I pulled out a little Figurado...about Robusto size....I have no Idea of it's true name but the band said from memory Arturo Fuente Anejo Reserva.

Construction was immaculate all the way to the gorgeous nipple on the foot. Dark Maduro, sweet smell at cold. Clipped the end....easy draw. Too easy for me but alas that is the draw I expected In drawing the cigar at cold there was a distinctive sugar on the lips. Nice.

Lit the cigar and it was pure mild and honey from the get go. Just shy of true medium body, I tasted something I had never tasted before in a cigar....Mango. Actually it was a mango chutney..chutney because of the spice not the sweetness. Gorgeous. The flavour profile ever so slowly drifted away throughout the first half of the cigar as the body increased to a true medium bodied smoke. Dark espresso and sweet cream minus any fruit note continued on and on and on and on. The construction and burn was immaculate as you can see from the photo.

Now tell me....what are these and how much do you pay for them in the US? It certainly is a high grade cigar of the finest quality which I would be proud to have in my humidor alongside my lighter bodied classics. It is the first Non Cuban I have so thoroughly enjoyed in years.

[Mark Twain]

» I recieved this little Figurado Cigar from the boys in NY in February. I

» can't quite remember if it was Juimmy/Lawrence/Elliot or Norman....you all

» gifted me so many great cigars so a cumulative thankyou!!!!

»

» Lunchtime here at Czar House and I felt like trying a non Cuban as it had

» been a while. I haven't been bowled over by any this year with the 1/2

» dozen or so OPUS I have smoked being good but because of the

» expectation...I was always disappointed in what it finally delivered.

»

» So I went into the humidor and reached into my secret stash of Non Cubans.

» I pulled out a little Figurado...about Robusto size....I have no Idea of

» it's true name but the band said from memory Arturo Fuente Anejo Reserva.

»

» Construction was immaculate all the way to the gorgeous nipple on the

» foot. Dark Maduro, sweet smell at cold. Clipped the end....easy draw. Too

» easy for me but alas that is the draw I expected In drawing the cigar at

» cold there was a distinctive sugar on the lips. Nice.

»

» Lit the cigar and it was pure mild and honey from the get go. Just shy of

» true medium body, I tasted something I had never tasted before in a

» cigar....Mango. Actually it was a mango chutney..chutney because of the

» spice not the sweetness. Gorgeous. The flavour profile ever so slowly

» drifted away throughout the first half of the cigar as the body increased

» to a true medium bodied smoke. Dark espresso and sweet cream minus any

» fruit note continued on and on and on and on. The construction and burn

» was immaculate as you can see from the photo.

»

» Now tell me....what are these and how much do you pay for them in the US?

» It certainly is a high grade cigar of the finest quality which I would be

» proud to have in my humidor alongside my lighter bodied classics. It is

» the first Non Cuban I have so thoroughly enjoyed in years.

»

»

I'm really glad that you enjoyed your first Work of Art Maduro. The WOAM is very different in taste from the Anejo IMO. Both of these cigars are heavily gouged here in the US by vendors, but the MSRP for each should not exceed $10 a stick. I've seen the WOAM from $15-$20 and the Anejo from $20-$30. If you look around you can find these for MSRP or a little above. I just bought a whole box of WOAM for a little above MSRP, they had a large amount of plume, but I just brushed it off.

The Anejo you asked about is a totally different beast from the WOAM. The flavor profile of the Anejo #49 I've smoked is the most intense I've ever experienced in my short time smoking. These things have a stronger finish on them in terms of spice and nicotene than any Fuente Opus X I've ever had.

Forgive the shitty quality of the picture. The Anejo #49 are the four at the top of the picture and they all came wrapped in cedar sleeves like the fourth cigar. The two still in the cello wrappers are Anelo #77 "Sharks" which are arguably the most rare Anejo due to taste. They don't come wrapped in a cedar sleeve. Notice the distinctive white stripe under the Red band? That means it's a Fuente Anejo.

Holts cigar still has a sampler for sale that comes with an Anejo #77 (only place that I know that has them at msrp). The whole sampler is around $45.

If you liked the WOAM, I would recommend you try the Padron 1926 maduro cigars, IMO one of the most flavorful and complex NC cigars on the market today.

Hope this helps,

MT:-)