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Aganorsa Leaf Cerberus: flavour profile and cigars like it

Aganorsa Leaf Cerberus is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Corojo wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, sweetness, earth and herbs.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Perdomo Special Craft Series Amber and AVO Syncro South America Ritmo.

Aganorsa Leaf Cerberus cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: aganorsaleaf.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Aganorsa Leaf Cerberus taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • natural sweetness
  • earth and leather
  • hay and herbs

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

WrapperAganorsa Corojo 2012, Nicaragua.
BinderAganorsa, Nicaragua.
FillerAganorsa, Nicaragua, including one medio tiempo leaf.
StrengthMedium to medium-full as published by smokingpipes.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byAganorsa Leaf.
BlenderMax Fernandez.
FactoryTabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA).
SizesGran Robusto 5×54 · Toro 6.25×52 · Lonsdale 6×44

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

What reviewers say

  • blindmanspuff.com, Lonsdale, 6 x 44 (2022)In our words: The blind panel found sweetness, nuts, leather, toast, and some draw variation.
  • cigaraficionado.com, Toro, 6.25 x 52 (2022)In our words: The tasting note reported nuts, hickory, caramel, herbs, and a slightly uneven burn.

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 Aganorsa Leaf Cerberus

The line. A 2021 preview preceded the February 2022 full release. blindmanspuff.com

The brand. Aganorsa's current catalogue presents Guardian of the Farm as a separate cigar brand. aganorsaleaf.com

Cigars like Aganorsa Leaf Cerberus

  1. Perdomo Special Craft Series AmberClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
  2. AVO Syncro South America RitmoAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore earth and leather, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
  3. VegaFina 1998Also fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore fruit and floral, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
  4. Cuba Aliados by E.P. CarrilloAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullMore earth and leather, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
  5. La Palina GoldieOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumMore hay and herbs, less earth and leather, about the same strength.

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

Sources