Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story Review

[benjamin831]

Introduced in the late 80s, Arturo Fuente's Hemingway was a rebirth of the Cuban perfecto shape that was once lost in history. Adhering to the authenticity of the popular 1920s shape, the Fuente family used original molds to achieve the unique design of these cigars. Like the Short Story, most of the Hemingway cigars were originally made for personal consumption only. And to make these rarities even more special, Carlos Fuente opted a choice of Cameroon and Maduro wrappers as a standard to complement the Dominican filler. The Hemingway Short Story is the smallest vitola in the series. Even with its miniscule size, it does not shy away from delivering a world full of flavor.

Just by being a Fuente cigar, the Short Story exudes refinement and quality. Even with the presentation, Arturo Fuente shows 110% attention to detail. The Short Story was packed in a flared varnished box containing a Humidipak and a pledge to quality. The cigars were wrapped in cellophane and bundled with a blue ribbon emblazoned with gold calligraphy. Despite the difficult birth of these cigars, the Short Story wore a flawless wrapper with the slightest amount of tooth, and featured a consistent perfecto tip throughout the box. The Fuentes should really hold a crash course for Cuban cigar makers on quality control and presentation.

Side off the cellophane sleeve and this shortie boasts a sweet berry-like aroma that reminded me of perfume. With a foot no larger than a dot, the cigar was easy to light - a flick of a flame and a couple of puffs, it fired up perfectly.

The initial flavor profile was dominated by peppery overtones with a note of sweetness. As I smoked on, the draw loosened up and burn became razor sharp. It was definitely a well constructed cigar. By mid-way, notes of sweet cream and vanilla opened up, accompanying the spicy overtones. The Short Story finished off with a nutty note.

This cigar certainly scores superb marks in all regards. As expected, this cigar is excellent, not just for a short occasion, but for anytime where quality and perfection is demanded. The Short Story shall be remembered as a true classic.

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[Ron1YY]

Great background and an equally great review!!!! I had one last night and you hit the flavors dead on!!!

Thank you for the review!!!

Ron

[RPB67]

Oh boy !! These are great cigars..

Nice review.. Gotta love the effort that goes into rolling such a short perfect cigar.

[jeffjt]

sweet review for a sweet stogie. i had my first one of these this past weekend and i am in complete agreement about it.

[onlyonerm]

Nice little cigar. I prefer the "Best Seller" size but both are a real nice smoke.

[RONINDICE]

Great review! I appreciated the background info as well as I was not aware of most of that. I only have one of these left and let me tell ya.... As soon as I get more room I will be buying a box. Great new but superb when they have had some time in the humi!

[BigDirtyFoot]

Great review! I've been letting my box of short stories sit for a while now, as I gifted a lot of them and I'm down to about 7 or 8 of them!