Arturo Fuente Anejo #55
I am not usually an avid Arturo Fuente smoker except for the
occasional Short Story. I am not sure
why, but they are just not picked up when I make my usual rounds
through the
humidor. Last month one of the two guys
that run the humidor at The Party Source suggested I try one so I
picked it up
and stuck it away in my humidor for the past month. Tonight I finally
pulled it out. The Arturo Fuente Anejo uses the same binder
and filler blend used in the Fuente Fuente Opus X with a <st1:state w:st="on"></st1:state>Connecticut broad leaf maduro wrapper, aged in<st1:place w:st="on"></st1:place> Cognac barrels.
The construction was excellent the cigar felt heavier than
it looked and a nice plume had developed on the cigar underneath the cedar
wrapper. After cutting it and finding
the draw acceptable I lit it up. Clouds
of pleasing smoked rose up from the cigar and I sat back to find out why so
many people enjoy this cigar.
It started out with a sweet molasses flavor as another
review commented about with hints of other spices and a bit of a pepper like
bite to it. I could definitely taste the
hints of cognac. The cigar was not rough
in the least bit and continued to smoke well. In the last third of the cigar the flavors changed, I noticed that the
sweetness was gone and the pepper flavor had gotten bolder, but not completely
overpowering the other flavors.
The Arturo Fuente Anejo #55 smoked well right until the end
as it started to burn my fingers. It had
a wonderful complex flavor that was very pleasing to the palate. I was also happy with how well the cigar was
made and not having any issues with the draw or the wrapper. I give this cigar and 8 out of 10; it is
probably one of the better cigars in this price range.
Edited by: Cigar Jack
