Kurt Cobain with Arturo Fuente
Arturo Fuente howling to the moon (just after this photo was taken a possum came to check me out)
Saturday, May 4, 2013
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I'm staying in an apartment in Newmarket for the weekend. Went for a stroll with one of these cigars this evening. Nek minit, a middle-aged guy yelled some insults at me from his balcony and slammed his ranch-slider shut. Can't even walk down the street smoking without offending people these days. Good to know one little AF short story can cause some bourgeois' fury! #cigarheretics
from memory, we had one of these Arturo Fuente Anejo at the Invercargill golf course. Started out tasting of the sweet cognac barrels the tobacco was aged in ... but soon lost that sweetness and became a bit boring ... in need of fine liquor. Your thoughts (or Kurt's)?
ReplyDeleteI agree. A bit soulless at times, and with a slightly weird structure. I must've had about 4 of these over the last couple of months and they were all quite similar. So-- reliable, I guess. Can be a good characteristic.
ReplyDeleteIts size makes for a good solitary morning smoke, but it doesn't have the full-bodied draw and coffee compatibility like Maduro5 & the like. Worked well with beer.
oh, i thought this was a big mother churchill-sized Arturo Fuente Anejo (tobacco aged in cognac, smoked in Invercargill etc) but i see that it's actually the little baby Arturo Fuente Exquisito. i retract my earlier comments!!!
ReplyDeleteSo what do you reckon about these ones?
ReplyDeleteVersatile as you say. The cigar for any occasion except those times when you have no drink and you want to concentrate on intriguing flavours - it doesn't have enough richness, character or complexity to stand alone facing such intense scrutiny. An everyday working cigar for a quick smoke or an average looking intern [Bill Clinton! - get away from my keyboard before i tell Hillary!!!!].
ReplyDeleteI had an interesting small cigar alternative with Dad the other night, but I forget exactly what it was called. CAO? something like that. Perfect slightly-tighter-than-your-average draw.
ReplyDeleteThis cigar seems to be the best bridging smoke from "too small" and "too big" when I want a cigar by myself but not something that will make me feel like a lone smoker for too long when there's indoor things to be doing. Quite a nice consistent flavour that doesn't burn hot nearing the end.
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