Robusto Series, 7-cigar sampler
http://www.neptunecigar.com/cigars/cigarproducts.asp?id=935
I like the Robusto series and just ordered this 7-cigar sampler from Neptune Cigar. I will write reviews on each of these once I get them and smoke them.
Arturo Fuente - Cuban Belicoso Sun Grown
I smoked this 6×50 cigar in Florida last weekend at the recommendation of the shop owner where we were. I wished that I remember the name of it and I would link it to this post. It was a nice sports-bar type atmosphere, with a good sized walk-in humidor and a good selection of cigars. Their prices were fair, not the best I have ever seen, but not the highest either.
I smoked this Fuente torpedo right after buying it, for a smooth, even-burning taste and temperature. I didn’t really think there was anything special about the flavor, it was simply a good smoke, as Fuentes usually are. It bunred nicely, slowly and evenly and lasted a good 30-45 minutes, the perfect amount of time to enjoy a yuengling beer along with it.
I would rate this cigar as a solid B.
Arturo Fuente - Flor Fina 8-5-8
I have to start with my first post about the 858. The reason that I must do this is that, to date, this is my favorite cigar. I generally smoke the natural wrapper, 47×6; but recently I have found a maduro wrapper in the same cigar. Perhaps I have had a maduro before, but I honestly can’t remember.
The first time I smoked this masterpiece was about 4 years ago, and frankly it was while I was driving on a 2-hour road trip to my deer lease. It was the smoothest, most savoring flavor of cigar I had ever experienced and I couldn’t wait to purchase and smoke another. The smoke flavor was unlike a “smokey” cigar and more like a unique flavoring, but it wasn’t anything like Vanilla or something cheap. It is really hard to describe, honestly. I just know that I loved it.
Since then I have smoked several, but somehow none of them have been quite as good as that first one, although they are still tasty. A. Fuente, with all their different makes, is always a good smoke. Not fabulous, but very good. The 8-5-8- takes the cake, to date.