The Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story Maduro is a 4 x 49 Perfecto — the smallest vitola in the Hemingway lineup, finished in a near-black Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro wrapper that gives this little tapered cigar outsized character for its size. Beneath the wrapper sits a Dominican binder and long-aged Dominican filler tobaccos drawn from the same stocks that build the rest of Fuente's premium portfolio.
The Short Story is Fuente's answer to the smaller-ring Perfecto tradition, and the Maduro version is where the format really shows off. Expect dark chocolate, a bright orange-peel citrus note, a lick of rock salt, and a long sweet-bready finish — all compressed into a 30-to-40-minute smoke that Cigar Aficionado scored 91 points. Medium in body, graceful rather than aggressive, and one of the best short-format cigars in the premium category.
Launched in the early 1980s as the Fuente family's tribute to Ernest Hemingway, the Hemingway line remains one of Fuente's most consistently allocated runs. Pair with a cortado, an aged rum, or a late-afternoon walk.
- Vitola: Perfecto, 4 x 49
- Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro
- Binder: Dominican Republic
- Filler: Dominican Republic (aged)
- Factory: Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, Dominican Republic
- Strength: Medium
