Comments on: Stogie Reviews: Arturo Fuente Casa Fuente Double Robusto

By: cathjock

cathjock — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:10:39 +0000

Just visited Vegas and tried the casa fuente. I totally agree that it is a good cigar its profile never varied throught out the smoke.

By: Jon N.

Jon N. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:14:10 +0000

DMJones: Agreed, everything at Casa Fuente tends to be way overpriced. Which is why I wouldn't buy any sticks other than Casa Fuentes if you're looking to buy something to take home from there. That said, it's also your only opportunity (that I know of) to get Casa Fuentes, so all the more reason to avoid the other varieties and go for the Casas.

Raul: I prefer the OpusX, and that's not just the marketing talking. I can actually taste a real difference, and I've smoked quite a few of both blends. Supposedly (big emphasis on "supposedly") the inside blend is the same. But I really don't buy that claim. Or maybe that's just the claim from the original Casa issuing. Things may have changed in recent years. Either way, I think this is a great cigar, but the Opus is an excellent cigar.

By: raul

raul — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:46:55 +0000

So Jon- Since this is "reportedly" the same blend as the Opus X, only with a different wrapper… which is better?

By: dmjones

dmjones — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:52:39 +0000

I'll be in Vegas in November for the Big Smoke and part of the annual pilgrimage is to cross the Strip to Caesar's to spend far too much money at Casa Fuente. Got to pick up a few of these sticks, I think. My wife and I are moving across the country and into a new house in January and I think the Casa Fuente would be a very appropriate cigar to have as the first ever cigar on the front porch of the new house.

You know, the funny thing about Casa Fuente (the store, not the stogie) is that everything they sell there is grossly overpriced (Short Story for $20, for example), except the Casa Fuente (the stogie, not the store), which is expensive, but not overly so when you consider the exclusivity of the stick.