Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark vs Partagás Heritage
How do Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark and Partagás Heritagestack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
- Strength
- Body
- Medium-Full
- Medium-Full
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Cameroon
- Honduran Olancho San Agustín (OSA)
- Binder
- Dominican
- Connecticut Broadleaf
- Filler
- Dominican
- Honduran, Mexican San Andrés & Dominican (Piloto Cubano)
- Vitola
- Figurado
- Robusto
- Size
- 5.75 in × 52
- 5.5 in × 52
- Rating
- 97/100 · 2017
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- Flavor
- CedarRoasted coffeeLeatherCocoaBlack pepper
- EarthCocoaCedarPepperRoasted coffee
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Medium-Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark carries the published pedigree (97 points from the critics).
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.