Arturo Fuente Don Carlos are widely recognized and much sought after by the cigar aficionado, but are they any good? Let us take a look. Firstly, let us take a look at what they are made of and whom they were originally made by. As the name suggests, Don Carlos cigars were first created by the Fuente family leader, Arturo Fuente Don Carlos, a man well versed in the cigar business as well as in the specifics of a number of various kinds of tobacco.

To create his signature blend Don Carlos took over ten different kinds of high quality tobacco from around the world. All were rare, vintage blends and most were aged ten years or more. He mixed them and rolled them in the distinctive Fuente Cameroon wrappers of Africa. The result is a fairly intriguing mix.

The cigars have a earthy and pepper flavored aroma that is quite potent but not overbearing. They are double capped and like most of the Arturo Fuente cigars, exquisitely crafted and very pleasing to the eyes. The tobacco itself, in terms of flavor, is very rich, sweet and tinged with pepper, which is unusual and will not be for everyone. There is little to no aftertaste with this short draw, quick finish cigar, which means that it always leaves your palette ready for another cigar or cigarette.

The Arturo Fuente Don Carlos is about a medium body cigar, very smokey and long lasting. What they lack in potency it absolutely makes up for with a impeccable and unique array of world hopping flavors. Despite the fact that the Don Carlos is quite flavorful it is never, even at the base, overpowering. The Don Carlos' first third will burn fairly quick but the last third will burn exceedingly slowly and get quite a bit more powerful. Each Arturo Fuente Don Carlos will last about an hour and a half to slightly longer, depending on amount of draws, wind and so forth. They are not particularly cheap but well worth the money. It is a cigar that goes very well with coffee or other dark, earthy beverages. All in all the Arturo Fuente Don Carlos is well worth all the searching for it's flavor and long lasting satisfaction and makes a great gift for cigar lovers everywhere.