Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Candela (6 x 47) Cigar
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The Flor Fina 8-5-8 is the Fuente family's signature shape and, by Carlos Fuente Sr.'s own account, the house's largest-selling vitola — named 8-5-8 because Arturo Fuente passed away at the age of 85 and the numerals read the same from either direction. The Candela expression dresses that classic Fuente shape in the green double-claro wrapper that once dominated the American market, a style the Fuente family has kept alive while most of the industry abandoned it. Handmade at Tabacalera A. Fuente in Santiago, Dominican Republic, and presented in boxes of 25.
A green Ecuadorian candela (double claro) wrapper over well-aged Dominican binder and filler tobaccos, handmade in the Dominican Republic at ring gauge 47. The candela leaf is cured rapidly to seal the chlorophyll into the leaf, which gives it its olive-green cast and soft, grassy sweetness. Box count: 25 cigars.
Grassy, herbal, and uniquely smooth — light hay, fresh cedar, and a distinctive vegetal sweetness unique to the candela wrapper. Mild strength with a very approachable, distinctive profile.
Alcoholic: A light sparkling wine or a pilsner. Non-Alcoholic: A light green tea or a mild coffee.
A unique collector's cigar. Allow 60-75 minutes.
