Sumatra wrapper · Medium
Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sungrown: flavour profile and cigars like it
Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sungrown is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Centro Fino Sungrown (Sumatra-seed) wrapper over Aged Dominican ligero filler. Published tasting notes mention honey, nougat, cashew, chocolate, caramel and cedar.
On our flavour map it leans toward caramel sweetness, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Por Larrañaga Montecarlos and Trinidad Fundadores.
What does Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sungrown taste like?
- honey
- nougat
- cashew
- chocolate
- caramel
- cedar
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Centro Fino Sungrown (Sumatra-seed) |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican |
| Filler | Aged Dominican ligero |
| Strength | Medium |
| Made by | J.C. Newman Cigar Co. (made at Tabacalera A. Fuente, Dominican Republic) |
| Sizes | Robusto No. 7 4.5x50 · Centro Fino No. 60 6x50 · Pyramid No. 9 6.25x52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
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Cigars like Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sungrown
- Por Larrañaga Montecarlos87% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanLess cedar and wood, a step milder.
- Trinidad Fundadores75% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanLess cedar and wood, same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R75% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullDominican filler too, more fruit and flowers, less cocoa and coffee, a step stronger.
- H. Upmann Half Corona75% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanMore fruit and flowers, less cocoa and coffee, a step milder.
- My Father Connecticut74% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumMore earth and leather, less fruit and flowers, a step milder.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.