Review Notes: This was my first real hand made smoke. Not knowing at the time I was starting with one of the finest brands in the business. They are a bit mild for my personal taste, but a great smoke for those who love a mild cigar. This one will always have a place in my heart and my pocket book due to its reliable, consistent quality.

 Review Notes: I've smoked a number of A Fuente's, and have had a great experience each and every time. After smoking the Rothschild, I guess the moral of the story is even experts make mistakes. The 'gar looked great. Beautiful contruction...seemed promising. But when it came time to light it up, AF, what happened? The draw was unbearable. I'd rather suck marbles through straws. And the little smoke I could get through the stick was elementary at best. The half I smoked required a few touch ups before deciding it'd be more enjoyable to watch it combust in the campfire I was sitting at than to smoke the rest. Overall, a pretty bad smoke. At least I'm only out a few dollars.

 Review Notes: I'm amazed this cigar is rated so highly. Is everyone impressed that it's an okay Fuente for 3 bucks? I admit: I bought it because it was an A. Fuente for 3 bucks. I figured, what could it hurt? The other cigars in their line I've had have been great, if a bit overpriced. They wouldn't release garbage under this label would they?? Turns out they would. It was terrible, terrible terrible. When people say a cigar starts out sweet, I'm pretty sure this isn't what they had in mind. It is literally so sweet that the taste was comparable to the taste of Sprite, without the fizz, though. Strong, and incredibly sweet, I thought it had to be artificially flavored. I'll assume that it wasn't based on the label though. It's hard to believe that natural tobacco could possibly be this sweet though. I kept hoping for the overpowering sweet flavor to go away. Once I was down to the last 3rd, it started evening out and developed a little complexity. There was wood and cinnamon, but the sweet taste was still there, even if in the background. To make things worse: it had the hardest draw I've ever had on a cigar, but I persisted and again, it got decent by the last 3rd. It was slightly dry, but a repeat performance with a humidified stick was had. If A. Fuente wants to get kids smoking more, or convince more women to take up the habit, this is the stick they should be pushing. Perhaps a wrapper with a cartoon character? I'm trying to tell myself that this is too harsh, but I've had three now, and the homeless would prefer half-smoked Marlboro's to this garbage.

 Review Notes: I quite enjoyed this cigar. I wasn't expecting much. Draw was perfect with a nice white ash though a little flaky. Started off sweet then spicy then woody. Definitely more complex than it's reputation. Unbelievable aroma. Great value.

 Review Notes: I've had 5 of these in my humi for almost 11 months and decided to give on a try. At first I was surprised by the strenght but it mellowed out considerably about a 3rd of the way in. The stick I smoked had some large veins and wouldn't burn straight. We'll see how the other 4 do but as of right now I've had better for the $.