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ADVentura Queens Pearls: flavour profile and cigars like it

ADVentura Queens Pearls is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild to mild-medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, pepper, sweetness and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Espinosa Crema and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut).

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

ADVentura Queens Pearls cigar
Cigar or open box. Photo: cigar-coop.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does ADVentura Queens Pearls taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice
  • natural sweetness
  • fruit and floral

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

WrapperConnecticut Shade, Ecuador
BinderEcuador
FillerDominican Republic, Ecuador, and Nicaragua
StrengthMild to mild-medium as published by sutliff-tobacco.com
BodyNot published
Made inDominican Republic
Made byTabacalera William Ventura; ADV & McKay Cigars Co. S.R.L.; Exact blend credit not stated on the reviewed source.
FactoryTabacalera Mina del Rey, Dominican Republic (current); Tabacalera William Ventura, Dominican Republic (original release-era production)
SizesToro 6×54 · Robusto 4.5×50 · Corona 6×44

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

What reviewers say

  • cigar-coop.com: 92 points, Corona, 6 x 44 (2021)In our words: Vanilla, cream, citrus, toast, cedar, and pepper. The review rated strength mild-to-medium.

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 ADVentura Queens Pearls

The line. Queen's Pearls is the queen-focused half of The Royal Return's two-blend story. cigar-coop.com

The brand. ADVentura is a cooperation between Marcel Knobel and Dominican master blender Henderson Ventura. adventuracigars.com

Cigars like ADVentura Queens Pearls

  1. Espinosa CremaClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, about the same strength.
  2. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)Also fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, about the same strength.
  3. Casa Cuevas Reserva NaturalAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, less fruit and floral, a step stronger.
  4. San Pedro EcuadorAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, less natural sweetness, a step stronger.
  5. Alfonso AñejoOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, a step stronger.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named ADVentura Queens Pearls as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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