Arturo Fuente Hemingway Best Seller

Size: 5×55 Perfecto

The Hemingway line from Arturo Fuente is a highly sought after cigar handmade by only the most experienced cigar makers, with a production limited to only 75 cigars per day, and finally aged for six months to fully enhance the flavor and aroma in cedar lined aging rooms.  The entire line is a perfecto shape and made with carefully fermented and aged tobaccos, specially selected from only the best crop years.

Appearance & Construction

The tobacco used consists of an African Cameroon wrapper, and a secret blend of Dominican tobacco for the filler and binder.  The construction was excellent.  I did however, find a patch with glue hidden under the cigar band once I slid the band off.  The pre-light draw felt just right with a slight resistance after clipping the cigar with a V-cutter I borrowed at my local shop.

Nose & Taste

The flavor of the draw was of a sweetness, almost like honey along with a slight spice.  I couldn’t detect much more.  Upon lighting the cigar, you really get the sweetness from the Cameroon wrapper.  Once you get past the nipple of the cigar, the draw opens up a bit more.  The initial flavors were those from the pre-light draw.  Mostly sweetness with a bit of spice and a cedar base.  The halfway point let the spice and some of the sweetness fall into the background while the cedar taste became dominant. I began to pick up some leather at this point that continued throughout the final third of the cigar along with the cedar flavor.

Final Notes

The Hemingway Best Seller is a very nice cigar with classic Cameroon flavors.  The cigar really opens up once you hit the bulge.  The construction was perfect, minus the patch neatly hidden away under the band, and the burn wavered just slightly but did not require any touch-ups.  The Best Seller is easily a recommended cigar to try.

Score: 3.5 out of 5 Stars
Overall Smoking Time: ~1 hour at local cigar shop