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Arturo Fuente Anejo: flavour profile and cigars like it

Arturo Fuente Anejo is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is full. It has a Maduro Broadleaf wrapper and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten Maduro and Arturo Fuente Hemingway Maduro.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Arturo Fuente Anejo cigar
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What does Arturo Fuente Anejo taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperConnecticut Broadleaf maduro, Cognac-barrel aged.
BinderDominican
FillerDominican
StrengthFull as published by cigaraficionado.com
BodyFull-bodied
Made inDominican Republic
Made byFuente family production at Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.
FactoryTabacalera A. Fuente y Cia., Dominican Republic
SizesNo.50 5.25×50 · No.46 5.625×46 · No.55 5.875×55 · No.60 6.25×48 · No.888 6.875×44 · No.48 7×48 · No.49 7.625×49

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Arturo Fuente Anejo

The line. Hurricane Georges damaged Chateau de la Fuente in 1998. Fuente created Añejo two years later. arturofuente.com

The brand. Arturo Fuente Cigar Company traces its founding to 1912. Fuente & Newman adopted that name in 2018. arturofuente.com

Cigars like Arturo Fuente Anejo

  1. Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten MaduroClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step milder.
  2. Arturo Fuente Hemingway MaduroAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · MediumSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, a step milder.
  3. Alec Bradley Double BroadleafAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · FullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  4. Aganorsa Leaf La Validación MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium-full to fullAbout the same strength.
  5. La Galera MaduroOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Arturo Fuente Anejo as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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