How tell Feunte's apart?

[mrmoose411]

I've heard lots of good things about AF sungrown's, and the pricey Don Carlos and Hemingway blends. Problem is, I can't tell them apart. I know they have black bands, and the Hemingway's are all shaped vitola's right? I can't tell a bit of difference between the Carlos and Sungrown though, at least on cbid. Am I missing the obvious?

[winston]

I've often wondered this myself, I save my bands for projects that I plan on making but once you've smoked them the labels all look the same or are very similar. So I can't say oh this one is from a Hemingway or a Chateau series etc. Or when they are in the humidor.

[Cigar Man Andy]

You may find your answer at Cigar Family

This might help some.

[Phantom57]

Hemingways are all perfectos, sungrowns all have the black band. The Don Carlos all have a natural Cameroon wrapper. Best way to guage Fuente cigars is if it costs under $8/stick, it probably isn't worth smoking. They make a ton of very mediocre stuff, but the good ones are Don Carlos, Hemingway, Anejo, and the various Opus.

[mrmoose411]

That chart is helpful, thanks! must not have dug deep enough on their site.

[darkninja67]

The label with the white on the bottom is the Anejo line.

[Herf N Turf]

As a general rule, black bands are their highends, eg, DC, Hemi's and green is the prolitarian stuff. And yeah, the Hemi's are all figuardos.

Anejo (ultra primi) gets white.

[MrMusicMan1]

Dang Masterpiece 9 X 52! I've never seen one of these, I curious to try one. I'm not the world's biggest Fuente fan but this is interesting.