Habano wrapper · Medium · Limited release
Arturo Fuente Rare Pink: flavour profile and cigars like it
Arturo Fuente Rare Pink is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, cocoa, cedar and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rock-A-Feller Cigars Dominican Blue and West Tampa Tobacco Black.

What does Arturo Fuente Rare Pink taste like?
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- cedar and wood
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican |
| Filler | Dominican and Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium as published by cigar-coop.com |
| Body | Medium to Full |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Arturo Fuente Cigars |
| Factory | Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia. |
| Sizes | Short Story 4×49 · Queen of Hearts 4.125×60 · Work of Art 4.875×60 · Happy Ending 5.5×53 · Signature 6×46 · Sophisticated Hooker 7.25×53 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 91 points, Signature, 6 x 46 (2025)In our words: The note listed spice, dark chocolate, coffee bean, and molasses.
- William Cooper (cigar-coop.com): 90 points, Signature, 6 x 46 (2023)In our words: Coffee and cedar led the review. Pepper increased late.
- 5 out of 5 from 6 customer reviews at Holt's customers (listing as captured)
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 Rare Pink
The line. Fuente introduced the line in late 2020. The line supports breast-cancer research. arturofuente.com
The brand. Arturo Fuente founded A. Fuente & Company in West Tampa in 1912. The company remains family owned and operated in the Dominican Republic. arturofuente.com
Cigars like Arturo Fuente Rare Pink
- Rock-A-Feller Cigars Dominican BlueClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- West Tampa Tobacco BlackAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, more natural sweetness, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Espinosa Laranja HybridAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Ted's Cigars FarrisAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Kristoff MaduroOne step furtherBrazilian wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Arturo Fuente Rare Pink as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- arturofuente.com/our-cigars/rare-pink
- arturofuente.com/fuente-fuente-rare-pink
- cigar-coop.com/2023/05/agile-cigar-review-arturo-fuente-rare-pink-vintage-1960s-signature.html
- arturofuente.com/history/family-history
- cigaraficionado.com/article/telling-the-complete-truth-about-licenciados-cigars-17025
- cigaraficionado.com/ratings/26187/name/arturo-fuente-rare-pink-vintage-1960-s-series-signature-figurado
- holts.com/cigars/all-cigar-brands/arturo-fuente-rare-pink.html
- sunofaguncigars.com/blogs/news/arturo-fuente-rare-pink-cigars-guide