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San Andrés wrapper · Strength not published

Apostate Moroni's Trumpet: flavour profile and cigars like it

Apostate Moroni's Trumpet is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. It has a Oscuro San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from the Dominican Republic and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, pepper and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Diamond Crown Maximus and Casa Cuevas La Mandarria Oscuro.

Apostate Moroni's Trumpet cigar
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What does Apostate Moroni's Trumpet taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee

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

WrapperMexican San Andrés Oscuro
BinderDominican Olor
FillerDominican Republic and USA
StrengthNo published rating
BodyFull-bodied
Made inDominican Republic
FactoryTabacalera Palma
SizesTorpedo 6.25×56

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

About Apostate Moroni's Trumpet

The line. It debuted at PCA 2024 and began retailer shipments in September 2024. cigarprop.com

The brand. The founders describe prior tobacconist experience and a brand shaped by independent conviction. The brand works with Jochy Blanco at Tabacalera Palma. The regular portfolio is made at Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic. Death Mask is the first release made outside that factory, at Oveja Negra in Nicaragua. apostatecigars.com

Cigars like Apostate Moroni's Trumpet

  1. Diamond Crown MaximusClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic.
  2. Casa Cuevas La Mandarria OscuroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · FullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less cocoa and coffee.
  3. Black Label Trading Company OrthodoxAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · FullSame San Andrés wrapper family, more fruit and floral.
  4. RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance BA XXIAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · FullMore cedar and wood.
  5. PDR AFR-75One step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · FullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less cream and nuts.

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

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