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The Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 Rosado Sun Grown wraps Dominican filler in an Ecuadorian rosado sun grown leaf, in a 6 1/4 x 47 size. Mild to medium in strength it’s produced at the Fuente factory in the Dominican Republic and offers notes of cedar, sweet hay, toast and white pepper.
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Description
The Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 Rosado Sun Grown rolls Dominican filler inside a rosado-hued Ecuadorian sun grown wrapper, measuring 6 1/4 x 47 in its recent releases.
What It Tastes Like
Revisiting the 2018 release for halfwheel, Brooks Whittington found a sluggish, muddy opening that cleared after about fifteen puffs. Aged cedar then led over hay, espresso, cocoa nibs and toast, the retrohale mixed white pepper with a perfume-like floral note, and vanilla lingered on the finish. The cigar lasted close to an hour and a half. Blind Man’s Puff’s panel, smoking cigars it dates to a December 2020 release, picked up milk chocolate, cedar and red pepper early, then a drier, earthier middle with leather; its four tasters disagreed on the result.
Who It’s For
- 8-5-8 Natural regulars wondering what Ecuadorian leaf does to the familiar frame.
- Cedar and floral fans, the threads halfwheel kept returning to.
- Patient smokers willing to wait out a slow start.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- halfwheel called the draw ideal and the construction excellent
- Gentle strength that both outlets kept below medium
Cons
- A slow first inch, per halfwheel
- Two Blind Man’s Puff tasters were unimpressed, one finding it lean and salty
About the 8-5-8 Rosado Sun Grown
halfwheel traces this cigar to a 2002 debut at 6 x 47, wrapped in Ecuadorian rosado leaf from the Oliva family, with returns in 2009 and 2018. Cigar Coop covered its return at the IPCPR trade show in August 2018, packed in boxes of 20.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 Sun Grown: a separate Cigar Castle listing of the 8-5-8 with an Ecuadorian sun grown wrapper.
- Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Natural: the Cameroon-leaf base blend this version swaps away from.
- Arturo Fuente Rosado Sun Grown Magnum R 44: a shorter 4 7/8 x 47 whose rosado leaf Fuente says comes from lower Ecuadorian primings.
Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 Rosado Sun Grown FAQ
How strong is the Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 Rosado Sun Grown?
Reviewers place it on the lighter side. halfwheel’s 2018 sample opened mild and peaked just below medium, while Blind Man’s Puff rated it mild-medium.
Is the 8-5-8 Rosado Sun Grown 6 or 6 1/4 inches long?
It depends on the batch. halfwheel lists the 2002 original at 6 x 47 and the 2009 and 2018 returns at 6 1/4 x 47, which Cigar Coop and Blind Man’s Puff also report.
What sets it apart from the standard 8-5-8?
Cigar Coop explains that this version trades the usual Cameroon wrapper for an Ecuadorian sun grown leaf, keeping the Dominican tobacco inside.
Which factory rolls it?
halfwheel and Blind Man’s Puff both credit Fuente’s Dominican factory, Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.
Line this rosado up against more of the family’s blends on our Arturo Fuente brand page.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Strength | Mild-Medium |
| Origin | |
| Shape | Corona Grande |
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sun Grown Rosado |
| Binder | Dominican Republic |
| Filler | Dominican Republic |
| Length | 6 1/4" |
| Gauge | 47 |
