The top-rated Arturo Fuente in our catalog, with OpusX set aside, is the Don Carlos Eye of the Shark, 4.85 at $12.25. It is the only Fuente here above 4.7. These 12 came from 78 priced, rated cigars. The cheapest of the 12, the Rosado Sungrown Magnum R "Forty-Four", is 4.7 at $8.15.
Price of the 12 ranked Arturo Fuente cigars
The top rating, 4.85, is the Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark at $12.25. The cheapest of the 12 is the Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R Vitola "Forty-Four" at $8.15. Ratings span only 0.20 of a point.
top rating (4.85) — $12.25the other 11 ranked cigars
- Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R Vitola "Forty-Four"$8.15
- Arturo Fuente Selección Privada No. 1 Maduro$8.25
- Arturo Fuente Rare Pink Vintage 1960's Series Short Story$8.35
- Arturo Fuente Churchill Maduro$9.24
- Arturo Fuente Hemingway Work of Art$9.65
- Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 55$9.75
- Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Belicoso$11.75
- Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark$12.25
- Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. 2$12.35
- Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente King T (Tubo)$12.60
- Arturo Fuente Gran AniverXario Destino al Siglo de Amistad$14.50
- Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario Double Robusto$32.00
How the list was built
The Arturo Fuente brand has 101 cigars with both a price and a rating in our catalog. 23 of those names include OpusX, and we dropped them. OpusX is scarce, and shops rarely have it at our catalog price. The brands ranking says the same.
The 23 OpusX cigars run from $7.50 to $63.80, median $14.50. Twelve of them rate 4.7 or better. Two rate 4.85, level with the top cigar on this page. Left in, they would take top places at those catalog prices.
| Pool | Count |
|---|---|
| Arturo Fuente with price and rating | 101 |
| Dropped OpusX names | 23 |
| Left to rank | 78 |
| Rated 4.7 or better in the 78 | 8 |
| Ranked here | 12 |
That leaves 78 cigars from $2.80 to $32.00, median $9.68. Rank is catalog rating, then cheaper price. Every price is one cigar.
Each named line gets one place first: its best-rated cigar, the cheapest if tied. The 78 sort into 10 named lines, so two places are left. They go to the best-rated cigars not yet listed, which is why Don Carlos appears three times. The catalog does not record a line, so we read it from the cigar's name.
One cigar fits no named line: the Arturo Fuente King "T" Sun Grown Tubo at 4.5 and $8.75. It did not earn a leftover place. 61 of the 78 rate higher.
| Line | Cigars | Prices | Top rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Reserva | 14 | $2.80–$9.50 | 4.65 |
| Hemingway | 13 | $5.25–$17.40 | 4.7 |
| Don Carlos | 12 | $10.50–$21.12 | 4.85 |
| Añejo Reserva | 10 | $8.50–$15.60 | 4.7 |
| Chateau Fuente | 9 | $3.50–$12.60 | 4.65 |
| Rosado Sungrown Magnum R | 8 | $6.75–$12.60 | 4.7 |
| Rare Pink | 6 | $8.35–$17.70 | 4.65 |
| Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario | 2 | $30.00–$32.00 | 4.7 |
| Selección Privada | 2 | $7.50–$8.25 | 4.65 |
| Gran AniverXario | 1 | $14.50 | 4.65 |
| Other Arturo Fuente | 1 | $8.75 | 4.5 |
Gran Reserva here groups the core names: 8-5-8, Flor Fina, Churchill, Cuban Corona, Curly Head and the like. Other Arturo Fuente is the King "T" Sun Grown Tubo, the one cigar whose name fits no named line.
All 78 are made in the Dominican Republic. None is Cuban, so US shops can sell every cigar here. The cheapest of the 78, the Curly Head Deluxe at $2.80, rates 4.2 and misses this ranking. It is on the under-$5 list.
The 12 best Arturo Fuente cigars, ranked
1. Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark
- Rating: 4.85
- Price: $12.25
- Line: Don Carlos
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 5.75 x 52, Figurado, Cameroon wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark is rated 4.85 at $12.25. It is the only cigar in the 78 above 4.7, and it leads the seven 4.7s by 0.15. Four of the 12 Don Carlos cigars cost less, and none of those four beats 4.7.
Buy it if you want the top Fuente score in a 5.75 x 52 figurado.
2. Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R Vitola "Forty-Four"
- Rating: 4.7
- Price: $8.15
- Line: Rosado Sungrown Magnum R
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 4.88 x 47, Corona, Ecuador wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R Vitola "Forty-Four" is rated 4.7 at $8.15. It is the cheapest 4.7 in the 78 and the only corona on this list. Its line has 8 cigars from $6.75 to $12.60, and this is the only 4.7 among them.
Buy it if you want a 4.7 under $10 on a 47 ring.
3. Arturo Fuente Hemingway Work of Art
- Rating: 4.7
- Price: $9.65
- Line: Hemingway
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 4.88 x 60, Figurado, Cameroon wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Hemingway Work of Art is rated 4.7 at $9.65. It represents the Hemingway line as its cheapest cigar rated 4.7. The Don Carlos Belicoso costs $2.10 more at the same rating. Its 60 ring is the fattest of the 12.
Buy it if you want a short, fat figurado: 4.88 x 60.
4. Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 55
- Rating: 4.7
- Price: $9.75
- Line: Añejo Reserva
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 6 x 55, Figurado, U.S.A. Conn. Broadleaf wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 55 is rated 4.7 at $9.75. It costs ten cents more than the Work of Art above it, at the same rating. Añejo Reserva has 10 cigars in the 78 from $8.50 to $15.60, and this is the only 4.7 among them.
Buy it if you want a broadleaf-wrapped Fuente in a 6 x 55 figurado.
5. Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Belicoso
- Rating: 4.7
- Price: $11.75
- Line: Don Carlos
- Strength: Medium
- Size: 5.38 x 52, Belicoso, Cameroon wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Belicoso is rated 4.7 at $11.75. It is the second Don Carlos here, in the first leftover place. Three Don Carlos cigars rate 4.7, and this is the cheapest; the No. 2 follows for $0.60 more. It is one of three Mediums in the 12.
Buy it if you want Don Carlos at Medium strength for $0.50 less than the Eye of the Shark.
6. Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. 2
- Rating: 4.7
- Price: $12.35
- Line: Don Carlos
- Strength: Medium
- Size: 6 x 55, Pyramid, Cameroon wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Don Carlos No. 2 is rated 4.7 at $12.35. It takes the second leftover place after the one-per-line selection. The Belicoso costs $0.60 less at the same score; this record is longer and wider, at 6 x 55 rather than 5.38 x 52.
Consider it if you want the longer Don Carlos format with a Medium label. The Eye of the Shark rates 0.15 higher for $0.10 less, with a different shape and strength label.
7. Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario Double Robusto
- Rating: 4.7
- Price: $32.00
- Line: Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario
- Strength: Full
- Size: 5.75 x 52, Toro, Dominican Republic wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario Double Robusto is rated 4.7 at $32.00. It is the dearest of the 12 and of all 78, and the only Full on this list. It costs $19.65 more than the Don Carlos No. 2 above it, and almost four times the $8.15 Rosado, for the same rating.
Buy it if you want the anniversary Don Carlos and accept that the money buys the release, not a higher score.
8. Arturo Fuente Selección Privada No. 1 Maduro
- Rating: 4.65
- Price: $8.25
- Line: Selección Privada
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 6.75 x 44, Lonsdale, U.S.A. Conn. Broadleaf wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Selección Privada No. 1 Maduro is rated 4.65 at $8.25. It is the cheapest of the twelve 4.65s in the 78. The line has two cigars here, and the natural No. 1 rates 0.15 lower.
Buy it if you want a 6.75 x 44 lonsdale, the only one on this list.
9. Arturo Fuente Rare Pink Vintage 1960's Series Short Story
- Rating: 4.65
- Price: $8.35
- Line: Rare Pink
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 4 x 49, Figurado, Ecuador wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Rare Pink Vintage 1960's Series Short Story is rated 4.65 at $8.35. It is the cheapest of the 6 Rare Pink cigars, which run up to $17.70. Two other Rare Pinks share its rating and cost at least $4.45 more.
Buy it if you want Rare Pink at its lowest price, in a 4 x 49 figurado.
10. Arturo Fuente Churchill Maduro
- Rating: 4.65
- Price: $9.24
- Line: Gran Reserva
- Strength: Medium
- Size: 7.25 x 48, Churchill, U.S.A. Conn. Broadleaf wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Churchill Maduro is rated 4.65 at $9.24. It is the top-rated of the 14 Gran Reserva cigars, which start at $2.80. It is one of three Mediums on this list, with the Don Carlos Belicoso and No. 2, and the longest at 7.25 inches.
Buy it if you want a long Medium smoke for less than $10.
11. Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente King T (Tubo)
- Rating: 4.65
- Price: $12.60
- Line: Chateau Fuente
- Strength: Mild-Medium
- Size: 7 x 49, Churchill, U.S.A. Conn. Shade wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente King T (Tubo) is rated 4.65 at $12.60. It is the only Mild-Medium among the 78, not just the 12. It is also the dearest of the 9 Chateau Fuente cigars, which start at $3.50.
Buy it if you want Fuente below Medium. It is the only Connecticut shade wrapper of the 12.
12. Arturo Fuente Gran AniverXario Destino al Siglo de Amistad
- Rating: 4.65
- Price: $14.50
- Line: Gran AniverXario
- Strength: Medium-Full
- Size: 5 x 50, Robusto, Dominican Republic wrapper, Dominican Republic
The Arturo Fuente Gran AniverXario Destino al Siglo de Amistad is rated 4.65 at $14.50. It is the dearest of the five 4.65s here, which puts it last, and the only robusto. It is also the only Gran AniverXario in the 78, so nothing competed for its line's place. No cigar on this list rates below 4.65.
Buy it if you want a 5 x 50 Fuente and the price does not bother you.
What the extra money buys
| Cigar | Rating | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Rosado Sungrown Magnum R "Forty-Four" | 4.7 | $8.15 |
| Don Carlos Eye of the Shark | 4.85 | $12.25 |
| Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario Double Robusto | 4.7 | $32.00 |
Higher prices here do not consistently raise the score. The step from the $8.15 Rosado at 4.7 to the Eye of the Shark at 4.85 costs $4.10. The $32.00 anniversary Don Carlos shares the Rosado’s 4.7 rating. Six of the 12 cost less than $10.
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Pick an Arturo Fuente cigar
78 Arturo Fuente cigars in our catalog after dropping OpusX names, $2.80 to $32.00. Set a ceiling; it returns the best-rated one you can buy.
Best Arturo Fuente at or under $9.50: Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R Vitola "Forty-Four", rated 4.70 at $8.15. 38 match.
The picker uses all 78 cigars, not only these 12. Set a ceiling and it returns the best-rated Fuente at that price.
What this list is not
It is not an OpusX ranking. It is not a Fuente family history or a tasting note. It does not rank Ashton. Ashton is made at the Fuente factory, and it has its own list. For dark wrappers across every brand, see the maduro list.
Which Arturo Fuente should I buy?
The Don Carlos Eye of the Shark if you want the top score, 4.85 at $12.25. The Rosado Sungrown Magnum R "Forty-Four" if you want a 4.7 for $8.15. The Chateau Fuente King T (Tubo) if you want Mild-Medium under a Connecticut shade wrapper.
Why is OpusX missing from this list?
The catalog has 23 Arturo Fuente names that include OpusX, priced from $7.50 to $63.80. OpusX is scarce, and shops rarely have it at our catalog price. Two of the 23 rate 4.85, so they would sit beside the top cigar here at prices you cannot count on. We ranked the 78 cigars that remain.
Is the Hemingway Short Story a torpedo?
The catalog files both the Short Story Maduro and the natural Short Story as Figurado, at 4 x 49. Our Short Story review describes the cigar as a perfecto, tapered at both ends.
Are these box prices?
No. Every figure is the catalog price for one cigar. No box or retail price appears here.