My first Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 (natural) Review

[craigchilds]

Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 (natural)
Size: 6" x 47
Tobacco: DR
Price: $4.10

I picked up this cigar at the Tobacco Corner in Memphis. This cigar is the same size as the Fuente Hemingway Signature, which I reviewed a few weeks ago. Although the 858 is half the price of the Hemingway, I am convinced they are the exact same cigar. They both started off mild/medium, then picked up strength and that unmistakable spicy/pepper taste. They burn for an hour and a half, getting better the longer you smoke them. Addictive. Like I said before, these may be the best Non-Cuban cigars on the planet.

(By the way, I'm really serious about the similarity between 8-5-8 and Hemingway -- except the Hemingway has a perfecto shape. Does anybody else think they could be made from the same blend?)