The Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva #50 is a 5 1/4 x 50 Robusto and one of the six original frontmarks of the Añejo line — Carlos Fuente Jr.'s post-Hurricane Georges reinvention that turned a wrapper shortage into one of the most coveted limited releases in the cigar world. Draped in a five-year-aged Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro leaf, reputed to be finished in cognac barrels, over a Dominican binder and the same aged Dominican filler stocks that go into the Fuente Fuente OpusX, the #50 delivers the full Añejo experience in an everyday Robusto format.
Expect a thick, oily black wrapper and a dense, measured draw that layers cedar, dark chocolate, black pepper, raisin, and a lingering molasses sweetness. The Robusto size compresses the Añejo blend into roughly a 50-minute smoke — enough time to settle in without committing a full evening. Medium-plus to full in body, best paired with coffee, aged rum, or a bourbon cask Scotch.
Añejo Reservas ship only around the holidays and sell out quickly. When this one is gone, it's gone until next year.
- Vitola: Robusto, 5 1/4 x 50
- Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro (5-year aged)
- Binder: Dominican Republic
- Filler: Dominican Republic
- Factory: Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, Dominican Republic
- Strength: Medium Plus to Full
- Release: Limited annual holiday production
