Arturo Fuente Flor Fina

Saturday night I smoke an Arturo Fuente 858 that I picked up at a cigar shoppe in Kansas City. If you've heard of the 858 it was most likely the sun grown version which is in short supply and a highly regarded smoke. Unfortunately, the store had none of the sun growns, so I decided to try the Flor Fina, a natural wrapper, and for around $4 this was a solid smoke.

As far as looks go, the 858 is 6" corona with 47 ring gauge, a perfectly sized cigar in my book. The wrapper is cameroon, and the guts are dominican. The wrapper is a little rugged, with large veins running through it, and it held up throughout the entire smoke.

The 858 has a mild, woody flavor. Nothing overpowering or distintive, just constant and pleasing. The smoke it produced was plentiful and smelled great, very pleasing. The burn was perfect, and the ash held up. The contruction on this cigar was excellent, I've been impressed with the handful of AFs I've smoked.

The othe nice thing is this cigar gave me a nice buzz, although that may somewhat be attributed to my first ever glass of Booker's bourbon. The combination was awesome, coupled with the weather, and a raging fire in the fire pit, it proved for an excellent, relaxing smoke.

I'll give the 858 a 3.5 out of five. I would definately smoke one again, the only thing holding this stick back was the mellow flavor, a little bit more punch and I would not have hesitated giving this a 4+ rating. The fact that it is so moderatley priced also makes it a must try cigar.

See how others enjoyed the 858 at top25cigar.com.