I recently went to Las Vegas and dropped by the Casa Fuente's store in the Caesar's Palace Forums to pick up a few cigars. Casa Fuente’s house blend has the same binder and filler as regular Opus X blends, but has a Connecticut instead of a regular Rosado wrapper. Here’s a shot of an Opus Perfection #5 and the Casa Fuente Corona Gorda (I believe, orange bottom band removed). While the Opus is in the cellophane, the Opus X has a darker, earthier colored wrapper.
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Pre-light draw of the cigar shows it has a good draw with a slight sweetness. Toasting was quite easy, and an unbelievable amount of smoke came out of this. First impressions were lots of oak and nutty notes with sweetness on the nose exhale. The aftertaste is silky cream that just layers over the mouth like butter on a pan. Working my way toward the second third though, I got hit by a section of harsh cigar flavor; like eating sushi with a chunk of hidden wasabi, choking when it hits the pallet. After a few more puffs the cigar felt like it was biting back at me, and the back of my throat got itchy which is never a good sign. I toughed it out and I am glad I did because a few more puffs later, the terrible taste finally went away, and I sailed home easy with the taste of espresso and dark roasted coffee.
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The cigar’s construction is top notch with a near razor straight burn, and easily draws loads of smoke. I was smoking outside and there was some wind, but even with this, it only ashed once a little bit past this.

Overall, the cigar was nothing special, but for $15 though, it’s a tough sell for me to buy it again because that’s Anejo and Opus X range; the Perfection #5 in the first picture was $15. Flavor, strength and complexity wise comparing it to the Opus X, Anejo, and Ashton VSG (also rolled by Fuente), the Casa Fuente comes out dead last. It goes to show what a good wrapper can do.
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nice review. I'm looking forward to trying one out when I get down there.

by the way no pictures.


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I see pictures now
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I moved my picture album to public, and it seems to be showing now.
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Nice review :-) and I see the pics .
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I went to the Casa Fuente store in Vegas and really wanted to pick some of these up...but alas, I couldn't see myself paying the kind of money they wanted for anything in that store. It might have been the only time ever that I went into a B&M and didn't purchase anything. They look nice though:-)
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I will be in vegas late this summer, and I really want to go to Casa Fuente, but I saw the prices they charge for the sticks they offer, and I just can't see it.
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Nice Review & Thanks for the Info!:-)
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Thanks for the review. I was recently at the Casa Fuente and the prices were ridiculous. They do have a lot of cigars and the store is pretty nice.... I left with two boxes of long stick matches for $5 each. This is one company that has a hard on for $. :-)
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Thanks for the review.:-)
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Thanks for the review and information.
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Nice review, I have smoked a few of the Casa Fuente. They were okay, but to me they were not worth the money.
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Nice review...I hope to make it there sometime in the future!
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Great review...thanks for the info!
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Nice review, I wish I had more.... love these sticks
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Great review I have two of these resting at the bottom of my box with about two months on them . I might have to spark one up this weekend. :-)
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I probably wouldn't buy any sticks, but I would definately check out the ash trays. I got a nicely crafted 3 finger bowl for $40, and it is definately a good buy in my book.
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Nice review of a stick I don't have access to. Thanks!
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I think part of the reason I really like the CFs is because I don't pay for them. :-) My folks love Vegas and go back a few times a year. They stopped asking me what i want as a souvenir and just bring me a handful of Fuentes now.

If I actually did pay the $15-20 per stick, I would probably feel let down. but frankly, I can't think of any time I've paid that much for a smoke and thought it was worth the money.
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Nice review...thanks.
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I have one of these from when I went to Vegas last year. I should break it out and smoke it.
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