Apr 30
Cheap Stick Shootout: Fuente vs. Thompson Cigar Review
Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 in Cigar Reviews
Today is a double-feature: the Thompson Empressario Natural Churchill & the Arturo Fuente Curlyhead. In short, these two smokes are a hit and miss combo. The Empressario is just a letdown dog rocket, while the Curlyhead *can* be an OK mild smoke, your experience however WILL vary stick to stick per the nature of the beast, being a scrap short filler cigar.
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One thing about the Curlyhead which further explains its inconsistencies is that they are rolled by apprentice rollers.
I suspected that as well!
Now that’s what I call taking one for the team, your a brave soul
I have tried cigars you have reviewed and found then enjoyable, but I’m staying away from these. I laughed my a## off when the Thompon hit the floor. Go get a good one out of the humi and relax. You most certainly took one for the team.
“Yonder on the floor is the Thompson…” I loved that, made me laugh my @#@ off. Hope you didn’t have too bad of an after taste from these smokes!
Said it before, will say it again and will KEEP saying it – Perdomo Fresco
Of course the Ambos Mundos is just awesome for the price, but then we are not talking an under $2 stick like the Fresco
Way to take one for the cigar community!!
Mike
Try a nick’s stick. lil havana or maduro. It’s a Perdomo brand. Very cheap and very enjoyable.
I just discovered this site today and ha e watched a few reviews of some of my favorites (mostly Fuente’s) and found your representation of them pretty good. Clearly you have an experienced and well developed palate
That being said I do have to defend the Curly head a little bit. I enjoy a good curly head every once in a while as a midweek “filler” smoke. If you light it with the understanding that you’re not getting into an Opus or a Chateau (Sun Grown please) it isn’t a completely disappointing smoke. To be honest I kind of enjoy the adventure of the inconsistency. I’ve had my fair share of cheap and poorly made and grown sticks, but the Curly has an element of taste refinement that others in its price category don’t.
Sorry you had to go through that life is to short for crap cigars but thanks for helping me avoid these
Nothing worse than a highly acclaimed company selling a cheap cigar. What an opportunity to give your company a bad rap. I enjoy just about every cigar fuente has to offer. But the curly head is awful.
I do enjoy watching you suffer during your reviews. The look on your face says it all. Trust me, i’ve been in your shoes before. The only thing more upsetting is spending a generous amount of money on a stick and being throughly dissapointed.
Mmmmm. Spray paint and grass, my favorite flavor combos. LOL. Thanks for doing this Bryan.
could the cleaning ladies be rolling these at nite? Ive had a few and its hit and miss with these.
Out of 5 of the curly heads that I got one had construction problems. It started coming unwrapped I managed to catch it before it got out of control. I kinda like the taste of the curly head not bad for the price imo.