Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Maduro Cigar Review

Cigar Review Posted By: Smokin' joe

Cigar Stats: The 8-5-8 Maduro is a 6" x 47 Corona Gorda with a
Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper.

Cigar Strength: Smokin' joe describes the cigar strength as being Medium.

Cigar Price: This Cigar was bought for $3.85 and was purchased Retail.

Smokin' joe purchased this cigar on 2009-01-01.

Look and Feel: 18 / 20
Flavor and Aroma: 36 / 40
Burn Consistency: 28 / 30
Bonus Points: 5 / 10

Food:

Beverage:

Cutter type: Punch

Lighter:

Appearance: Slightly lumpy, spotty, light- dark brown

Presence of veins: Yes - thin veins

Humidity: 65%

Cigar draw: Slight tightness in the middle

Cigar feel: Smooth

Oily or dry: Oily

Ease/quality cut: Easy cut

Pre-light flavour: Maduro wrapper.

Country of origin: Dominican Republic

Origin of wrapper: Dominican Republic

Origin of binder: Dominican Republic

Origin of filler: Dominican Republic

Initial Light

Burned pretty evenly and produced lots of smoke with a very pleasant aroma.

First 1/3:

Starts off medium bodied with a rich tobacco taste and that hint of sweetness from the maduro that remains in the after-taste. Highly enjoyable and pretty smooth overall!

Second 1/3:

Remained fairly consistent through the 2nd third. Maybe a touch of dryness but only slightly - it certainly didn't bother me in any way. I found the draw getting a little tighter after towards the end of the 2nd third.

Final 1/3:

Towards the end you got a much more smooth and creamy finish with any hint of dryness now completely gone. The draw became lighter and a hint of coffee flavor joined in with the tobacco. Certainly the last third was the best of the cigar, but I would recommend it to anyone who likes maduros - good value for the money overall, I think. Its a shame the first two thirds weren't quite as awesome as the last, would be my minor gripe.