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The Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 77 Shark is a 5 7/8-inch Añejo that starts round under the cap and ends in a square-pressed foot, wearing Connecticut broadleaf that Fuente ages in Cognac barrels. Rated 91 by Cigar Aficionado (August 2024), it is a cigar we sell as singles.
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Description
The Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 77 Shark is a 5 7/8-inch cigar that flares from a rounded head into a square-pressed foot. Its dark Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, aged by Fuente in Cognac barrels, covers a Dominican binder and filler. Fuente credits the Shark as the first torpedo-shaped cigar whose round body turns into a square-pressed foot.
What It Tastes Like
Cigar Aficionado awarded the Shark 91 points in August 2024 and judged it medium-full. Its tasters compared the flavor to a praline, picking out chocolate ganache, hazelnut and a twist of orange zest, and noted a generous draw and level burn. Cigar Insider, the magazine’s newsletter, scored it 93 in January 2012 for a salty, nutty, gently sweet smoke.
Who It’s For
- Collectors of odd vitolas after the round-to-square shape Fuente has also used in its Don Carlos and OpusX lines.
- Dessert-minded smokers drawn to the praline and hazelnut sweetness Cigar Aficionado described.
- OpusX fans curious how that filler blend tastes under a dark broadleaf wrapper.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- 91 from Cigar Aficionado (August 2024) and 93 from Cigar Insider (January 2012)
- Cognac-barrel-aged broadleaf wrapper, per Fuente
Cons
- Cigar Aficionado rates it medium-full, so newer smokers may find it heavy
- Its 2024 score sits below its two earlier 93s
About the Añejo Shark
According to halfwheel, Añejo first shipped in 2000 and the No. 77 followed in 2001, after the round-to-square shape surfaced as a prototype at a 1999 Cigar Family Charitable Foundation event; the number nods to paired shark fins that resembled two sevens. Cigar Coop (2012) says the filler is Fuente’s OpusX blend.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Fuente Fuente OpusX PerfecXion No. 77 Shark: an all-Dominican OpusX that Cigar Insider measured at 5 1/2 x 52 in 2010.
- Fuente Fuente OpusX Baby Shark 77: Cigar Coop and halfwheel describe it as a smaller take on the Shark shape; neither had official dimensions at launch.
- Arturo Fuente Anejo No. 55: matches the Shark’s 5 7/8 length on Fuente’s chart but stays at a 55 ring instead of flaring to 64.
Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 77 Shark FAQ
How strong is the Arturo Fuente Añejo Reserva No. 77 Shark?
Sources differ. Our listing says medium; Cigar Aficionado’s 2024 tasting and Cigar Insider’s 2007 and 2012 ratings say medium-full; Holt’s lists the Añejo line as full.
What size is the Añejo Shark?
Fuente, Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Coop list 5 7/8 inches. Ring figures vary: Fuente gives 48/64, Cigar Coop 50 x 64, and Cigar Aficionado’s 2024 rating only 64.
Why was it once called the SS Shark?
halfwheel reports that Carlos Fuente Jr. named it the SS Shark after Marvin Shanken and Wayne Suarez.
Is there a Cameroon-wrapped Shark?
halfwheel reports a Cameroon-wrapped Sand Shark appeared in a 2006 Holt’s sampler. This regular No. 77 uses Connecticut broadleaf.
Browse the rest of our Arturo Fuente cigars to set the Shark beside Fuente’s other shapes.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Strength | Medium |
| Origin | |
| Wrapper | Connecticut Broadleaf |
| Filler | Dominican |
| Length | 5.87" |
| Gauge | 50/64 |
