Corojo wrapper · Medium to medium-full
Apostate The Sword of Laban: flavour profile and cigars like it
Apostate The Sword of Laban is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Corojo wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18yr and Kristoff Corojo Limitada.
What does Apostate The Sword of Laban taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Corojo |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican San Andrés |
| Filler | Dominican Republic |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by cigarsncigars.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Apostate Cigars |
| Blender | Jochy Blanco, supervising master blender |
| Factory | Tabacalera Palma |
| Sizes | Churchill 7.25×47 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- kohnhed.com, Churchill, 7.25 x 47 (2026)In our words: The reviewer reported medium strength and an changing profile. No numeric score was published.
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 Apostate The Sword of Laban
The line. A dated written review lists a 2023 release. The maker presents the blend as a softer Corojo expression. kohnhed.com
The brand. Its story says former tobacconists created the brand with Jochy Blanco at Tabacalera Palma. Blends draw on Western history, symbolism, and folklore. apostatecigars.com
Cigars like Apostate The Sword of Laban
- Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18yrClosest matchCorojo wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Kristoff Corojo LimitadaAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- La Aurora 1962 CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- AJ Fernandez Enclave by Eladio DiazAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Mild-medium to medium-fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Opus X 25th Anniversary TributoOne step furtherCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Apostate The Sword of Laban as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.