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Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Maduro): flavour profile and cigars like it

Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Maduro) is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Maduro San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Paradiso Quintessence and Camacho Nicaragua.

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

Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Maduro) cigar
Box or packaging. Photo: casacuevascigars.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Maduro) taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

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

WrapperMexican San Andrés Maduro
BinderNicaraguan
FillerColombian, Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Pennsylvania tobacco
StrengthMedium to full as published by neptunecigar.com
BodyMedium-full
Made inDominican Republic
Made byTabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L.; Cuevas family / Casa Cuevas Cigars; Luis Cuevas Sr.
FactoryTabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L., Santiago, Dominican Republic
SizesPanatela 7×43

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

What reviewers say

  • blindmanspuff.com: 90 points, Lonsdale, 7 x 43 (2022)In our words: The panel noted cocoa, molasses, toffee, spice, and mixed construction results.
  • cigarscore.com: 3 of 5, 7 x 43 (2019)In our words: The reviewer praised draw and burn. Midpoint bitterness and ammonia reduced the score.

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 (Maduro)

The line. The Flaco launched in December 2018. The company reintroduced both blends at TPE 2022. blindmanspuff.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 (Maduro)

  1. Paradiso QuintessenceClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  2. Camacho NicaraguaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAbout the same strength.
  3. Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
  4. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust 10th JubileeAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  5. Rock-A-Feller Cigars MaduroOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, more fruit and floral, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Maduro) as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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