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Arturo Fuente (DR)
Royal Salute, 7 5/8x54

Review by G. Wallace
March 24, 1998

Price: ~7.00

Overall Rating: Did I Like the cigar? Yes

The flavor of this cigar blew me away. When I saw the light-colored wrapper, I really did not expect this much flavor. Apparently the filler is top-notch. The finish was truly amazing - very ong and very spicy - just delicious. The taste element of this cigar was very riminescet of the Fuente Fuente OpusX I got to try awhile back. Unfortunately, the cigar burned pretty unevenly and I had to waste some of this gem evening out the burn. From my past experience with Fuente products, I strongly suspect that the relatively poor construction of this particular cigar was an exception rather than the rule. I'll definately try this one again, soon, and stock up if my theory proves true.

Appearance and Presentation
Wrapper Color:	Conn. Shade
Wrapper Surface:	very oily
Vieny/Smooth:	Smooth
Overal Wrapper Rating:	Beautiful
Construction:	Hard
Overall Packaging:	Very Appealing
Cap Construction:	Good
Ease of Cutting:	Good
Lighting and Burning
Initial Burning:	Poor
Burn at halfway:	OK
Burn at 75%:	Poor
When burning in ash tray:	Good
Required Relighting?:	No
Ash Color:	White
Ash Hardness:	Cracky
Construction
Initial Draw:	Perfect
Draw at 25%:	Perfect
Draw at 50%:	Perfect
Draw at 75%:	Loose
Wrapper Stayed Intact?	Yes
Taste
Opinion:	Great
Body:	Mild
Quality:	Very Smooth
Flavors Detected:	Sweet, Spicey, Leathery, sweet, spicy
Aged:	Yes, for 2 months
Aroma:	Very Good
Finish:	Sweet, spicy, very long!

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