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Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Sun Grown: flavour profile and cigars like it

Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Sun Grown is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Silencio Blue and La Aurora Dominicana.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Sun Grown cigar
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What does Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Sun Grown taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather
  • cocoa and coffee

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

WrapperEcuador Special Sun Grown
BinderDominican Republic
FillerDominican Republic long filler
StrengthMedium as published by holts.com
BodyMedium
Made inDominican Republic
Made byArturo Fuente
FactoryTabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.
SizesFlor Fina 8-5-8 Sun Grown 6×47

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 Gran Reserva Sun Grown

The line. Sun Grown is a separate Gran Reserva wrapper option. The exact launch year remains unconfirmed. holts.com

The brand. Arturo Fuente began in 1912. The company remains family-owned in the Dominican Republic. arturofuente.com

Cigars like Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Sun Grown

  1. Silencio BlueClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  2. La Aurora DominicanaAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  3. Gurkha Revenant MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  4. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida BlackAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullA step stronger.
  5. Oscar Valladares Island Jim No. 2 Original CorojoOne step furtherCorojo wrapper · MediumMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.

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

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