Habano wrapper · Medium · Limited release
Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Habano): flavour profile and cigars like it
Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Habano) 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 Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, pepper, earth, sweetness and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Arturo Fuente Opus X Angel's Share and West Tampa Tobacco White.
What does Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Habano) taste like?
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- earth and leather
- natural sweetness
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Colombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Pennsylvania tobacco |
| Strength | Medium as published by neptunecigar.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Tabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L.; Cuevas family / Casa Cuevas Cigars; Luis Cuevas Sr. |
| Factory | Tabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L., Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Sizes | Panatela 7×43 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- blindmanspuff.com: 91 points, Lonsdale, 7 x 43 (2022)In our words: The panel found pepper, cedar, leather, honey, and mineral notes. Draw opinions varied.
- cigar-coop.com: 91 points, Flaco, 7 x 43 (2019)In our words: The reviewer reported natural tobacco, fruit, baker's spice, pepper, bread, and wood.
- 4.51 out of 5 from 18 customer reviews at neptunecigar.com (Flaco, 7 x 43)
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 Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Habano)
The line. The Flaco launched in December 2018. Stolen numbered boxes limited initial availability. casacuevascigars.com
The brand. The Cuevas tobacco business began in nineteenth-century Cuba. It later continued in the Dominican Republic. Casa Cuevas Cigars is the Cuevas family’s brand. Tabacalera Las Lavas physically produces its cigars. casacuevascigars.com
Cigars like Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Habano)
- Arturo Fuente Opus X Angel's ShareClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more earth and leather, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- West Tampa Tobacco WhiteAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, more cream and nuts, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Diamond Crown Julius CaeserAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more fruit and floral, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- PDR A Crop OscuroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more natural sweetness, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Crux Epicure HabanoOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Habano) as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- casacuevascigars.com/services/casa-cuevas-limited-edition-flaco-habano
- casacuevascigars.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CC-Catalogue-2022.pdf
- blindmanspuff.com/casa-cuevas-flaco-habano-limited-edition-blind-cigar-review
- cigar-coop.com/2019/02/cigar-review-casa-cuevas-edicion-limitada-habano-flaco.html
- neptunecigar.com/cigars/casa-cuevas-limited-edition-habano-flaco
- creeksidecigarco.com/products/casa-cuevas-el-flaco-habano-limited-edition
- cigarprop.com/cuevas-cigars-to-re-release-the-limited-edition-flaco-brand
- cigarsnobmag.com/news/2022/02/09/casa-cuevas-flaco-brand
- neptunecigar.com/cigar/casa-cuevas-limited-edition-habano