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Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years Celebration: flavour profile and cigars like it

Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years Celebration is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar and pepper.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Southern Draw Manzanita and Kristoff GC Signature Series.

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

Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years Celebration cigar
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What does Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years Celebration taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice

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

WrapperDominican Republic; shade-grown, third priming; not disclosed
BinderDominican Republic
FillerDominican Republic
StrengthMedium as published by cigaraficionado.com
BodyMedium toward medium-full
Made inDominican Republic
Made byManufacturer: A. Fuente & Co., Inc. Brand owner: not disclosed in reviewed sources. Exact anniversary blender undisclosed.
FactoryTabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.; individual production facility undisclosed.
SizesBelieve 5.75×52 · Father & Son 6.25×49 · Power of the Dream 6.375×52 · God's Whisper 6.5×56

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 Opus X 20 Years Celebration

The line. The series commemorated OpusX's twentieth anniversary. Cigar Dojo reports retailer arrival in December 2016. cigardojo.com

The brand. Arturo Fuente began in Tampa in 1912. Its Dominican operations began during the 1980s. The maker catalog names A. Fuente & Co., Inc. as distributor. It assigns trademark ownership to Fuente Marketing Ltd. arturofuente.com

Cigars like Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years Celebration

  1. Southern Draw ManzanitaClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
  2. Kristoff GC Signature SeriesAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step stronger.
  3. Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
  4. Arturo Fuente Seleccion d OroAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
  5. Laura Chavin Classic LineOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years Celebration as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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