A beautiful cigar from ornate band to the wrapper leaf. The Destino was master blended for commemoration of Fuente's 100 year anniversary.
Wrapper: Dominican Habano
Binder: Not Disclosed
Filler: Not Disclosed
Size: 6 x 52 (toro
MSRP: $18
The Destino is made with wrappers from Chateau de la Fuente, it uses a Habano seed instead of the Corojo variety that is used to make the famous Fuente OpusX.
A punch style cut provides an easy draw. I toast the cigar and take the first few puffs.... right away I notice some spicy cocoa, and cedar notes. There is a red pepper zest on the finish that isn't appealing to me. I usually find anytime I get that zesty note, it is probably not properly aged.
The Destino al Siglo is a very complex and spicy cigar. The spicy aspect is unlike the usual Fuente.
As I get past the first 1/4 or so, the cigar takes a drastic change, and it isn't good. The flavors turn bitter and tarish. My mouth feels dry and overrun with a nasty black flavor. I figure there is possibly some tar buildup at the puffing end of the smoke, so I poke it with a pipe tool. This will usually fix any tar buildup issue. Tar buildup on a cigar is quite rare, and it usually only happens on lower end cigars that were rolled improperly, and/or those that have some bad tobacco leaf in it.
The construction and burn were perfect, but I put the expensive cigar down after the picture above. It wasn't pleasant, and I even woke up with a still slightly dry mouth. I am pretty sure I received a dud, because the Fuente Destino al Siglo is a highly regarded, and rated cigar.
I didn't even feel like taking the usually cigar smoking selfie. My hopes were high and then dashed during last nights smoking session, especially considering the price tag. Overall I rate this particular cigar a very low 3 out of 10.
I will have to purchase another one for a fair review. However, it may be a month or so, it doesn't sound appetizing right now, just like Halloween candy. ;-P