Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Personal Reserve vs Caldwell Long Live the King Petit Double Wide
How do Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Personal Reserve and Caldwell Long Live the King Petit Double Widestack up? Here's the head-to-head — strength, wrapper, flavor, size, and critic ratings — plus which one to reach for.
Arturo Fuente
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Personal Reserve
Caldwell
Caldwell Long Live the King Petit Double Wide
- Strength
- Body
- Medium-Full
- Medium-Full
- Origin
- Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Wrapper
- Cameroon
- Dominican Corojo 2008
- Binder
- Dominican
- Dominican Corojo 2009
- Filler
- Dominican
- Dominican Corojo Ligero, Peruvian Viso Pelo de Oro, Nicaraguan Habano Ligero
- Vitola
- Robusto
- Short Churchill
- Size
- 5 in × 50
- 6 in × 52
- Rating
- 91/100 · 2017
- 91/100 · 2015
- Flavor
- CedarEspressoLeatherCocoaSweet spice
- LeatherDark ChocolatePepperCedarButter
The verdict
- Strength
- Both land at Medium-Full — a similar body either way.
- Critic scores
- Critics rate them neck-and-neck (around 91 vs 91).
Both are worth knowing — the "better" cigar is the one that fits your taste and the moment.