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Broadleaf wrapper · Medium-full to full · Limited release

Black Works Studio Boondock Saint: flavour profile and cigars like it

Black Works Studio Boondock Saint is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium-full to full. It has a Broadleaf wrapper grown in the United States and filler from Nicaragua and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, earth and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Red Meat Lovers and L'Atelier Roxy.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Black Works Studio Boondock Saint cigar
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What does Black Works Studio Boondock Saint taste like?

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

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

WrapperPennsylvania Broadleaf
BinderNicaraguan Habano
FillerNicaragua, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut
StrengthMedium-full to full as published by smokingpipes.com
BodyMedium-to-full
Made inNicaragua
Made byOveja Negra Brands, brand group
FactoryFabrica Oveja Negra, Estelí, Nicaragua
SizesCorona Larga 6.25×46 · Robusto 5.25×50 · Lancero 7×42

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

What reviewers say

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 Black Works Studio Boondock Saint

The line. Released in 2017 as Boondock Saint. It returned as Boondock in 2026. ovejanegracigars.com

The brand. Oveja Negra Brands groups Black Works Studio with Black Label Trading Company and Emilio. Its cigars are handmade at Fabrica Oveja Negra in Estelí. ovejanegracigars.com

Cigars like Black Works Studio Boondock Saint

  1. Red Meat LoversClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  2. L'Atelier RoxyAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
  3. Padrón Thousand Series MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  4. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-pressed MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  5. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Triqui TracaOne step furtherBroadleaf wrapper · FullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.

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

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