Medium Strength Cigar Sampler

Brand: Padilla, Simon Beltre, Casa 1910 & Arturo Fuente

Origin: Honduras, Dominican Republic & Mexico

Contents: 1 x Padilla Fumas Robusto (5" x 52), 1 x Simon Beltre CSZ Toro (6" x 56), 1 x Casa 1910 Cuchillo Parado Robusto (5" x 50), 1 x Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story (4" x 42/49)

Wrapper, binder, filler:

- Padilla Fumas Robusto: Honduran wrapper, Honduran binder, Honduran / Nicaraguan filler
- Simon Beltre CSZ Toro: Ecuadorian Habano 2000 wrapper, Olor Dominicano binder, Semilla 2020 / San Vicente / Negrito / SVM filler
- Casa 1910 Cuchillo Parado Robusto: Mexican Sumatra seed wrapper (aged 3 years), Mexican San Andrés binder (aged 5 years), Mexican San Andrés filler
- Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story: Cameroon wrapper, Dominican binder and filler

Strength: Medium across all four cigars

Enjoyment time: 35 to 80 minutes depending on which cigar

Packaging: 4-cigar curated selection

Four cigars from four different traditions, chosen to show how the same medium strength category can express itself in very different ways. Each carries its own wrapper, binder and filler, see Details above for the full breakdown.

Padilla Fumas Robusto (5" x 52): Earth and cedar lead, with gentle spice giving it shape and a quiet natural sweetness rounding the back end. Medium strength, ~45 minutes, a boutique everyday smoke rather than an occasion cigar.

Simon Beltre CSZ Toro (6" x 56): Cocoa and coffee lead, with nut settling through the mid-smoke. Medium strength, ~80 minutes, the longest and most developed smoke of the set.

Casa 1910 Cuchillo Parado Robusto (5" x 50): A lighter, more elegant side of Mexican tobacco, with warm bread and white pepper up front, building into black pepper and earth. Medium strength, ~50 minutes.

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story (4" x 42/49): Light and floral early, building into cedar and cocoa through the middle, with a gentle sweetness throughout. Medium strength, ~35 minutes, an approachable Fuente for shorter moments.

Recommended order: Hemingway Short Story or Padilla Fumas Robusto first to set a baseline, then Casa 1910 Cuchillo Parado Robusto for a lighter, peppery change of pace, finishing with the Simon Beltre CSZ Toro for the longest, most developed smoke. That's the general mild-to-full logic, proposed rather than confirmed, since it's Lisardo's call as Habanos Sommelier.

Heritage: Padilla is a boutique Honduran brand built on accessible, well-constructed handmade cigars. Simon Beltre is fourth-generation Dominican tobacco growers, working out of Azua. Casa 1910 takes its name from the year of the Mexican Revolution and made its debut with the Cuchillo Parado in 2021. Arturo Fuente is a multi-generational Dominican-rooted cigar house dating back to 1912, known for the Hemingway Series' distinctive Perfecto shapes.

Tasting Notes

Four different profiles, from four different makers:

- Padilla Fumas Robusto: Earth notes, Cedar notes, Spice notes
- Simon Beltre CSZ Toro: Cacao notes, Coffee notes, Nut notes
- Casa 1910 Cuchillo Parado Robusto: Pepper notes, Wood notes, Earth notes
- Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story: Sweet notes, Cedar notes, Cacao notes

If you want to try something similar: Simon Beltre Cigar Sampler

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