Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature Cigars
Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature cigars from our walk-in humidor in Yuma, Arizona, in Natural, Maduro and Sun Grown. The Signature is a 6 x 46 perfecto, which Cigar Aficionado describes in its ratings as a slim figurado with a small nipple foot. The Natural wears African Cameroon, the Maduro Connecticut Broadleaf and the Sun Grown an Ecuadorian leaf, per halfwheel, all over Dominican binder and filler, rolled at Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia. in the Dominican Republic. Cigar Aficionado scored the Natural 92 in June 2024. Choose a single, a 5-pack or a box of 25 on each product page.
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About Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature Cigars
The three Signature wrappers
| Natural | Maduro | Sun Grown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrapper | African Cameroon | Connecticut Broadleaf | Ecuadorian sun-grown (halfwheel) |
| Binder and filler | Dominican | Dominican | Dominican |
| Latest Cigar Aficionado score we found | 92, June 2024, medium | 91, June 2023, medium | None found |
The longer, slimmer perfecto
Fuente lists the Signature at 6 inches with a single 46 ring gauge, so it tapers at the head and the foot without the swell of the short Hemingways. Fuente's chart offers it in three wrappers, as it does the 7-inch Classic. In October 2024 Fuente also showed members of the Tobacconists' Association of America a Hemingway Sungrown Oscuro in the Signature and Classic sizes, a dark Habano-seed wrapper grown by Oliva Tobacco Co., halfwheel reported; the Oscuro we list online is the Classic. Fuente's catalog notes that the maduro Hemingways are made in limited quantities.
How the Hemingway began
By the 1980s the perfecto, a cigar tapered at both ends, had all but disappeared. Carlos "Carlito" Fuente Jr. recalls on Fuente's website that when the family began making cigars in the Dominican Republic in 1980, "at that time nobody was making shaped cigars." Cigar Aficionado credits his father, Carlos Fuente Sr., with finding the old perfecto molds in an Ybor City warehouse, bringing them to the Dominican factory and teaching his master roller the shape; Fuente dates the Hemingway line to 1983. Every Hemingway is still a perfecto, built on Dominican binder and filler at Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia., and halfwheel describes the room at Planta No. 1 where the line is rolled as the Hemingway Salon. Every size and wrapper is compared on our Arturo Fuente Hemingway page, and our Hemingway size guide covers the history in depth.
Signature prices
Prices as listed in October 2026; each product page shows the current price and live stock.
| Cigar | Size | Single | 5-pack | Box | Per cigar in the box |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Natural | 6 x 46 | $13.99 | $63.95 | 25, $251.75 | $10.07 |
| Signature Maduro | 6 x 46 | $13.99 | $63.95 | 25, $288.75 | $11.55 |
| Signature Sun Grown | 6 x 46 | $13.99 | $63.95 | 25, $297.75 | $11.91 |
Every box of 25 is priced over $125, so it ships free. When a size or a box is sold out, Notify me on its product page is the way to hear first.
Ratings and tasting notes
Signature Natural: Cigar Aficionado scored it 92 in December 2019 and 92 again in June 2024, when it found woody, nutty notes first, then touches of vanilla, honey and orange peel before a graham-cracker finish, and rated it medium.
Signature Maduro: 91 in June 2023, rated medium: sweet cocoa bean, vanilla bean and coconut, lifted by black pepper, and the magazine praised the burn despite the tapers.
Signature Sun Grown: we found no published rating.
Signature or another size?
| Hemingway size | Length | Ring gauge | Wrappers (Fuente) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Story | 4" | 42/49 | Natural, Maduro |
| Best Seller | 4½" | 43/55 | Natural, Maduro |
| Work of Art | 4⅞" | 46/60 | Natural, Maduro |
| Signature (this page) | 6" | 46 | Natural, Maduro, Sun Grown |
| Classic | 7" | 46 | Natural, Maduro, Sun Grown |
Fuente's chart also lists the 4½ x 45/54 Between the Lines, with two wrappers twisted together, the 7½ x 54 Untold Story in Maduro only, and the 9 x 52 Masterpiece, boxed 10; all are on our Arturo Fuente Hemingway page. The tapered sizes carry two ring gauges because the diameter changes along the cigar.
For a longer evening, the 7 x 46 Classic shares the Signature's ring gauge and wrappers. Arturo Fuente Rare Pink makes a Signature too, in a different blend under an Ecuadorian wrapper, shipped once a year.
How to cut and light a Hemingway
Cigar Aficionado's advice for a pointed head is to cut where the curve of the head starts to straighten, leaving some of the cap glued in place, and it notes that punch cutters can't be used on cigars with pointed heads; a straight cut or a V-cut does the job. Leave the closed foot as it is and toast the small tip gently: it catches quickly, and the flavor opens as the burn reaches the wider body. Our guides to cutting a cigar cover the tools.
What to pour with it
Fuente publishes no pairing for the Hemingway, so these are our house suggestions: an aged rum or a wheated bourbon with the Cameroon-wrapped Natural, and a sherry-cask Scotch or an espresso with the Maduro. In the lounge, our Pairing Menu matches the Hemingway Signature with the Lychee Dream, a lychee martini. Our cigar and whiskey pairing guide has more, and in the lounge you can ask the bar for a pour from the spirits menu.
Keeping them fresh
Store them at a steady 65 to 70 percent relative humidity, in a humidor or a sealed bag with a two-way humidity pack. Every order ships with a Boveda humidity pack, and our cigar storage guide covers the rest.
Common questions
What size is the Hemingway Signature? 6 inches by a 46 ring gauge, a slim perfecto, packed 25 to a box.
What wrappers does the Hemingway Signature come in? Natural (African Cameroon), Maduro (Connecticut Broadleaf) and Sun Grown, which halfwheel describes as Ecuadorian. We list all three.
How strong is the Hemingway Signature? Cigar Aficionado rated the Natural medium in June 2024 and the Maduro medium in June 2023.
What is the difference between the Signature and the Classic? Length. Both are 46-ring perfectos in the same three wrappers; the Signature is 6 inches and the Classic 7.
Is there a Signature Sungrown Oscuro? halfwheel reported that Fuente showed a Sungrown Oscuro in the Signature and Classic sizes in October 2024. We list the Classic Oscuro online.
What drink goes with the Hemingway Signature? Our lounge Pairing Menu matches it with the Lychee Dream, a lychee martini.
How much is the Hemingway Signature? As listed in October 2026, $13.99 a single in every wrapper; a box of 25 is $251.75 for the Natural, about $10.07 a cigar, $288.75 for the Maduro and $297.75 for the Sun Grown.
How much is shipping? $9.99 flat, free on orders of $125 or more. Every order ships with a Boveda humidity pack.
Where do Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature cigars ship from? Our walk-in humidor in Yuma, Arizona, to every state, including San Diego and California, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and the Bay Area, Santa Barbara and Montecito, Las Vegas and Nevada, Scottsdale and Arizona, Texas, Florida, New York City, the Hamptons, Boston, Princeton and New Jersey, Washington, DC, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Collectors abroad order through a U.S. forwarding address. Every order ships with a Boveda humidity pack.
Where can I buy Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature cigars online? Right here. Every Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature cigar we list online is on this page with its current price and live stock, and ships from our walk-in humidor in Yuma, Arizona. Every cigar comes through authorized distribution.
Where can I buy Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature cigars in Yuma, AZ? At Sun of a Gun Cigars & Spirits, 1651 S Arizona Ave, the official J.C. Newman Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge, with a walk-in humidor and a full bar; see our Yuma cigar lounge page. Call 928-276-3500 to check a size before you visit.
More Hemingway: Arturo Fuente Hemingway, Short Story, Best Seller, Classic and Work of Art, or every line on Arturo Fuente cigars.
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