Don Carlos Eye of the Bull

Description

The Don Carlos Eye of the Bull is a 3.5″ x 55 shorty cigar wrapped in reddish African Cameroon tobacco, rated full in strength. Its short, wide format is shaped to resemble a bullseye when viewed head-on, making it a novelty-shaped, shorter-smoking alternative to the longer Don Carlos No. 2 and Belicoso. Handmade in the Dominican Republic with Dominican binder and filler, it’s sold as a single cigar.

About Don Carlos Eye of the Bull

The Eye of the Bull is a distinctly shaped entry in the Don Carlos line: at 3.5″ x 55, it’s far shorter and wider than the line’s standard vitolas, and it’s cut and shaped to present a bullseye-like appearance on the foot. It carries a full strength rating and a reddish African Cameroon wrapper over Dominican binder and filler tobacco.

Flavor & Smoking Profile

The Eye of the Bull is described as smooth and flavorful with notes of vanilla, cream, and hints of spice. A first-third-to-final-third smoking progression, and whether the compact, wide shape changes the draw or burn characteristics compared to the line’s longer vitolas.

What Makes Don Carlos Eye of the Bull Different?

The Eye of the Bull’s defining feature is its shape: a short, 55-ring-gauge format built to look like a bullseye, distinct from the standard corona and belicoso shapes used elsewhere in the Don Carlos line. It shares its full strength rating and Cameroon wrapper with the Don Carlos No. 2, but in a much shorter smoking format.

Who Is This Cigar Best Suited For?

This suits smokers who want a shorter smoking session with a full-strength, Cameroon-wrapped profile, or who are drawn to the novelty bullseye shape itself. Smokers who want the same wrapper and strength in a longer format should look at the Don Carlos No. 2 instead.

See the full Arturo Fuente lineup to compare this shape against the rest of the brand’s cigars.