Premium Dominicana #50

An all-consuming passion for cigars is the unsurpassed characteristic of Carlos Fuente, Sr. and Carlos Fuente, Jr., Chairman and President, respectively, of the Dominican Republic based Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia., manufacturers of internationally renowned Arturo Fuente handmade cigars, the Fuente Fuente Opus X brand as well as the Premium Dominicana line featured this month. The Premium Dominicana line, one of the Fuente Family’s newest editions, has received high marks from Cigar Aficionado, Smoke Magazine and numerous other industry publications. It is handmade in Santiago, Dominican Republic and in addition to the corona extra featured this month, is available in a corona, churchill, double corona, lonsdale, robusto and toro. For more information about the Fuente family of cigars, visit their web site which does not currently contain information on the Premium Dominicana line at www.cigarfamily.com.

The construction of the entire Premium Dominicana line is exactly what we would expect to see from the Fuente factory. Immediately look for rich, silky, light coffee colored wrapper with very fine veins. We found the flavor to be mellow and creamy, offering tones of cedar and coffee bean that build as you get into the cigar. We found it to burn evenly and offer and effortless draw. Note a slightly sweet flavor and some cedar and classic Dominican spiciness coming through. Overall, full rich clean tobacco taste, not overpowering. A great morning or early afternoon smoke. Try smoking it with an American Wheat Ale like Sierra Nevada Wheat.