Habano wrapper · Medium to full
Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Habano: flavour profile and cigars like it
Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Habano is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Colorado Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from 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 All Saints Dedicacion Habano and Tatuaje input reclassified to L'Atelier L'Atelier.
What does Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Habano taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano; Colorado |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by aganorsaleaf.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Aganorsa Leaf |
| Factory | Tabacos Valle de Jalapa S.A. (TABSA) |
| Sizes | Gran 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 (2022)In our words: The review found hickory, almond, dried fruit, and a sweet-spicy finish. Draw and combustion were even.
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 Habano
The line. Aganorsa rebranded its Habano core line into La Validación in 2022. Habano shipped in late May. 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 Habano
- All Saints Dedicacion HabanoClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Tatuaje input reclassified to L'Atelier L'AtelierAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Protocol Silver Official MisconductAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- AJ Fernandez Bellas ArtesAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- West Tampa Tobacco WhiteOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less natural sweetness, a step milder.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Habano as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.