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Habano wrapper · Strength not published

Artista Midnight: flavour profile and cigars like it

Artista Midnight is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, pepper, cocoa and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Arturo Fuente Fuente Fuente OpusX and Casa Cuevas La Mandarria Oscuro.

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

Artista Midnight cigar
Single cigar. www.artistacigars.com.

What does Artista Midnight 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
  • fruit and floral

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

WrapperDark Ecuadorian Habano
BinderEcuadorian Connecticut Shade
FillerNicaraguan, Dominican, and USA blend
StrengthNo published rating
BodyFull-bodied
Made inDominican Republic
Made byArtista Cigars; Tabacalera El Artista S.R.L.; Ram Rodriguez
FactoryTabacalera El Artista S.R.L., Tamboril
SizesBox Pressed Robusto 5×54 · Box Pressed Toro 6×50

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

What reviewers say

  • stogiepress.com: 91 points, Box Pressed Robusto, 5 x 54 (2023)In our words: Citrus and cream preceded pepper, wood, berry, coffee, and earth. Burn issues appeared.
  • blindmanspuff.com: 91 points, Robusto, 5 x 54, pre-release (2022)In our words: The panel found coffee, cocoa, pepper, nuts, and varied individual reactions.

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 Artista Midnight

The line. Artista announced Midnight in July 2022. United States shipping began June 15, 2023. static1.squarespace.com

The brand. Ramón “Pulita” Rodriguez established Tabacalera El Artista in 1956. artistacigars.com

Cigars like Artista Midnight

  1. Arturo Fuente Fuente Fuente OpusXClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more natural sweetness, less cedar and wood.
  2. Casa Cuevas La Mandarria OscuroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · FullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more natural sweetness, less cocoa and coffee.
  3. Diamond Crown MaximusAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less fruit and floral.
  4. Black Label Trading Company OrthodoxAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · FullMore fruit and floral, less earth and leather.
  5. Casdagli Cigars Villa Casdagli LineOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore earth and leather, less cream and nuts.

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

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