Quick Smoke: Arturo Fuente Cuban Belicoso Sun Grown

Each Saturday and Sunday we’ll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of “buy,” “hold,” or “sell.”

Arturo Fuente’s Sun Grown line has always been a favorite of mine, and this Belicoso (5.75 x 52) shows why. With a dark, oily, and somewhat veiny Ecuadorian sun grown wrapper, it has a rich, inviting look to go along with excellent construction and combustion properties. It’s more full-bodied than the newer Magnum Sun Grown line and displays intense earth and cedar with just the right amounts of spice and sweetness. It’s medium- to full-bodied with good balance. Best of all, it’s an affordable smoke (I recall buying the box of 24 for around $100) that I always feel comfortable recommending to a novice or a cigar connoisseur.

Verdict = Buy.

–Patrick S

photo credit: Stogie Guys