Arturo Fuente Natural Brevas Royale 5 1/2″ *42

The Brevas Royale is where the Fuente flavor gets cheap. It wears the same African Cameroon wrapper the family is known for, but the inside is short filler, clippings left over from rolling their higher-priced cigars, which is exactly why it costs what it does. That construction burns a little faster and a little warmer than a long-filler cigar, so it is not built for a slow two-hour sit. What you get is straightforward: cedar, roasted nuts and coffee at a mild to medium body, in a 5 1/2 x 42 corona that is done in under an hour. It is the box you buy to hand out at a party or keep in the car, not the one you save for an occasion. Pairs well with coffee or a beer.