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Arturo Fuente Opus X Angel's Share: flavour profile and cigars like it

Arturo Fuente Opus X Angel's Share is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Colorado wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Imperiales Classico and Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Habano).

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

Arturo Fuente Opus X Angel's Share cigar
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What does Arturo Fuente Opus X Angel's Share taste like?

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

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

WrapperDominican Republic; middle priming; lighter than core OpusX, reviewer description
BinderDominican Republic
FillerDominican Republic
StrengthMedium as published by cigaraficionado.com
BodyNot published
Made inDominican Republic
Made byManufacturer: A. Fuente & Co., Inc. Brand owner: not disclosed in reviewed sources. Exact Angel's Share blender undisclosed.
FactoryTabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.; individual production facility undisclosed.
SizesRobusto 5.25×50 · Fuente Fuente 5.625×46 · PerfecXion X 6.25×48 · Reserva d'Chateau 7×48

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 Angel's Share

The line. Fuente links Angel's Share to aged tobacco lost in its 2012 warehouse fire. arturofuente.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 Angel's Share

  1. Imperiales ClassicoClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  2. Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Habano)Also fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more fruit and floral, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  3. Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian ShadeAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  4. Alec Bradley GatekeeperAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumMore cream and nuts, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  5. Gurkha Ghost GoldOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumAlso 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 Opus X Angel's Share as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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