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Arturo Fuente Fuente Fuente OpusX: flavour profile and cigars like it

Arturo Fuente Fuente Fuente OpusX is a full hand-made cigar. It has a Dominican-grown wrapper over Dominican filler. Published tasting notes mention leather, creamy coffee, earth, cocoa, orange peel and cinnamon.

On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with cocoa and coffee behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Rocky Patel Vintage 2006 and Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 9.

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What does Arturo Fuente Fuente Fuente OpusX taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • leather
  • creamy coffee
  • earth
  • cocoa
  • orange peel
  • cinnamon

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

WrapperDominican-grown
BinderDominican
FillerDominican
StrengthFull
Made byTabacalera A. Fuente y Cía (Dominican Republic)
SizesRobusto 5.25x50 · Fuente Fuente 5.625x46 · Super Belicoso 5.5x52 · Perfecxion X 6.25x48 · Reserva d'Chateau 7x48 · Double Corona 7.625x49

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

What smokers and critics say

Critics note: spicy cinnamon, pepper and leather, raisin bread sweetness and nutmeg finish.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the United States, the UAE and the Netherlands.

Cigars like Arturo Fuente Fuente Fuente OpusX

  1. Rocky Patel Vintage 200676% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullLess fruit and flowers, a step milder.
  2. Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 973% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · FullMore cocoa and coffee, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
  3. Bolívar Belicosos Finos70% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanLess caramel sweetness, same strength.
  4. Ramón Allones Specially Selected70% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanMore cream and nuts, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
  5. Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial69% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullLess fruit and flowers, a step milder.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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