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Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Corojo: flavour profile and cigars like it

Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Corojo is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Colorado claro Corojo wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-pressed Sungrown and Jaime Garcia Reserva.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

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

What does Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Corojo taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • pepper and spice
  • natural sweetness

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

WrapperNicaraguan Corojo; Colorado Claro
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan
StrengthMedium to full as published by aganorsaleaf.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byAganorsa Leaf
FactoryTABSA, Estelí, Nicaragua
SizesGran Robusto 5×54 · Toro 6.25×52 · Gran Toro 6×58

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

What reviewers say

  • cigaraficionado.com: 90 points, Toro, 6 1/4 x 52 (2023)In our words: The review described sweet spice, caramel, toffee, black pepper, cardamom, and clove.

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 La Validación Corojo

The line. Aganorsa rebranded its Corojo core line into La Validación in 2022. Corojo shipped in July. blindmanspuff.com

The brand. Eduardo Fernandez went to Nicaragua in 1998. Aganorsa says it controls production from seed to ash. Aganorsa says Eduardo Fernandez owns Aganorsa Leaf. A retailer identifies the cigar tabacalera as Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. aganorsaleaf.com

Cigars like Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Corojo

  1. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-pressed SungrownClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Jaime Garcia ReservaAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Illusione GaragisteAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Saint Luis Rey Carenas UltramarAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  5. Gurkha Classic Havana BlendOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.

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

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