06th Jan2012

Arturo Fuente Curly Head Deluxe Natural Lonsdale

by GoodFellasCigars

Wrapper: Cameroon

Binder: Unknown

Filler:  Dominican Cuban Sandwich

Shape: Lonsdale

Size: 6.5 x 43

Country/Factory: Dominican Republic

Strength: Medium

Price Range: Approx. $3.00

Flavors/Notes: Main profile of nuts, small amount of pink pepper

Ash: Dark grey, kind of loose

Draw: Takes a little effort for draw

Burn: Slightly wavy

Appearance: Rough build, closed/wrapped shut foot (curly foot), a decent amount of give to the pack

Other Comments: If your looking for something extremely cheap and not complete shit look no further, some little bits occasionally get in your mouth

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15th Jun2011

Arturo Fuente Queen B Torpedo

by GoodFellasCigars

Wrapper: Sungrown Colorado Maduro

Binder: Dominican

Filler: Dominican

Shape: Torpedo

Size: 5 1/2 x 51

Country: Dominican Republic

Right off the bat, the Queen B gives off a perfect draw with a slightly creamy note. After the initial lighting the spice that we’ve all come to love from the Arturo Fuente’s comes into play along with a slight chocolaty note. The burn remains tight as the flavors begin to develop into a complex cigar. It becomes a more earthy and chocolaty cigar than a spicy cigar once past the initial light. Once into the second third of the smoke I began to notice a slight cedar note along with the earthiness becoming more prominent. I had also picked up on a small amount of a tobacco note that really filled out the flavor profiles of this cigar. Once into the final third of this cigar, spice became one of the more prominent factors of the cigar, it was not overpowering, but it was definitely there. These flavors remained through the rest of the smoke until I finally ended it. Overall I enjoyed this smoke and I feel like it goes far to unnoticed compared to the other Arturo’s such as the Opus X, Hemmingways, or the Anejo’s. Next time you are in your local cigar shop I highly recommend picking one of these up to give these Fuente’s a try.

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30th May2011

Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 Claro

by GoodFellasCigars

Wrapper: Candela

Binder: Dominican

Filler: Dominican

Shape: Toro

Size: 6×47, 8-5-8

Country: Dominican Republic

If your looking for something a little different and cheaper than your normal smoke look no further. The Arturo Fuente Flor Fina has a unique green wrapper otherwise known as a candela wrapper. This is also a great smoke for someone that is kind of inexperienced because it is a very mild smoke with a very mild body too. The candela wrappers used to be more common in the cigar world but, these days they have taken more of a backseat. Don’t let that deter you from trying one of these because candela cigars bring a lot of different flavors to the playing field that one may have not experienced before. This cigar is triple capped with very good, firm construction. The pre-light flavors are of tobacco and a cool earth which gives a smooth draw aswell. The initial draw is smooth and creamy with a sweetness that is balanced with notes of floral. The first third has a greater strength of floral notes but, nothing that is overwhelming and creamy thick smoke that still remains. This cigar is also one of those you can set down for a while and pick back up and use very little puffs to get it going once again. Traveling through the second third I was able to pin down the sweetness which was a butterscotch. The second third brought in more flavors which were a light cedar and a crispy wheat. The burn line throughout all of this has remained even with no touch ups needed. As for the final third and the remainder of the finish the subtle floral notes in this cigar take center stage but, once again not in an overwhelming  sense. The Flor Fina didn’t disappoint at all. It’s a great stick for the one that enjoys a very mild smoke or one that wants to experience something a little different from the norm.

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10th Apr2011

Cigar News for the Week of 4/3/11 – 4/8/11

by GoodFellasCigars

Padilla and Oliva expected to make new cigar

  • Announced Oliva Cigar Company’s Studio Tobac is going to collabrate with Padilla Cigars to make a limited-edition, single-size cigar releasing in August. This cigar will have 1,000 boxes of 10, be made from Nicaraguan puro, and will be figurado. Good Fellas will report more on this in the future when we hear more.

 

Cigar Tax Cap Rejected

  • This week in New York lawmakers passed a $132.5 billion budget and fortunately threw out a tax proposal that was going to add a $1 tax cap on a single cigar.  This part of the bill failed to gain support due to the lobbying of the International Premium Cigars & Pipe Retailers, Cigar Rights of America, Cigar Association of America, and state-level retailer association.We here at Good Fellas highly support these groups and thank them for all their efforts in making sure our love of cigars never disappears.

 

The top 5 cigars for the person who needs everything

  • This week Vin Lee, CEO, Beverly Hills Cigar Club choose his top 5 cigars he would want to get his hands on. First would be the Gurkha “Black Dragon” which is at a steep price of $1,150. This cigar is a limited edition that only had 5 boxes of 100 cigars made and that uses rare and old tobaccos from all over the world. Second is the Cohiba “Behike” which was released at the 2010 XII Festival del Habano. It has a distinct flavor that sets it apart from the rest and can only be smoked legally in Europe and Cuba and the price for this one is $470. Third is Goldwin Tobacco’s “Louixs” is the most expensive cigar in full production. This cigar was named after Louixs XIV, King of France, and the price is $50. Fourth is a more well known by most is the Arturo Fuente’s “Opus X” that is a rich, full-bodied cigar thats price is $35. Lastly is the Padron’s “Series 1926 80 years” which was released to to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Padron’s founder, Jose Padron and the price of this is $30. If anyone is able to get their hands on some of these we here at Good Fellas say do it will you can because these are to die for!

 





 

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