Broadleaf wrapper · Mild
Baccarat Original: flavour profile and cigars like it
Baccarat Original is a mild hand-made cigar. It has a Connecticut Shade (Natural), Honduran-grown per Cigar Place; Connecticut Broadleaf for the Maduro; sweetened with a gum-arabic sugar tip wrapper over Honduran (Cuban-seed) long filler. Published tasting notes mention sweet, creamy, nuts, cocoa, caramel and cedar.
On our flavour map it leans toward caramel sweetness, with cream and nuts behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are León Jimenes Petit Corona flavoured range and CAO Flavours.
What does Baccarat Original taste like?
- sweet
- creamy
- nuts
- cocoa
- caramel
- cedar
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Shade (Natural), Honduran-grown per Cigar Place; Connecticut Broadleaf for the Maduro; sweetened with a gum-arabic sugar tip |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican |
| Filler | Honduran (Cuban-seed) long filler |
| Strength | Mild |
| Made by | Oettinger Davidoff AG; rolled at Diadema Cigars de Honduras, Danlí, Honduras (Camacho team) |
| Sizes | Luchadores 6x44 · No. 1 7x44 · Petit Corona 5.5x44 · Rothschild 5x50 · Toro 6x50 · Churchill 7x48 · Gordo 6x60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
Smokers like: mild and sweet, easy beginner cigar and great value.
Some say: uneven burn on some and draw problems on some maduros.
Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the United States.
Cigars like Baccarat Original
- León Jimenes Petit Corona flavoured range71% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Strength varies by variantLess cocoa and coffee, strength varies by variant.
- CAO Flavours64% flavour matchCameroon wrapper · MildMore fruit and flowers, less cream and nuts, same strength.
- Tatiana Classic58% flavour matchIndonesian (medium brown) · MildMore fruit and flowers, less cream and nuts, same strength.
- Drew Estate Tabak Especial Dulce55% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildMore cocoa and coffee, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
- Rocky Patel Java41% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · MildMore earth and leather, less cream and nuts, same strength.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.