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Black Works Studio S&R (Sumatra): flavour profile and cigars like it

Black Works Studio S&R (Sumatra) is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Sumatra wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth, pepper and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Bossner Black Edition and La Palina 1948.

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

Black Works Studio S&R (Sumatra) cigar
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What does Black Works Studio S&R (Sumatra) taste like?

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

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

WrapperSumatra and Ecuadorian Connecticut
BinderEcuador Habano
FillerNicaraguan and Dominican
StrengthMedium as published by ovejanegracigars.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made bynot disclosed; James Brown; Fábrica Oveja Negra
FactoryFábrica Oveja Negra, Estelí
Sizes2023 Robusto 5×50 · 2023 Corona Larga 6×46 · 2023 Lancero Culebra 6.75×42

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 S&R (Sumatra)

The line. S&R debuted in 2018. The 2023 return used a Sumatra and Connecticut barber-pole wrapper. ovejanegracigars.com

The brand. Black Works Studio describes its portfolio as artisanal, small-batch cigar lines. Oveja Negra Brands presents Black Works Studio as one of its represented brands. Fábrica Oveja Negra makes the brands' cigars. ovejanegracigars.com

Cigars like Black Works Studio S&R (Sumatra)

  1. Bossner Black EditionClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. La Palina 1948Also fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Alfambra El BrujitoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. La Gloria Cubana EsteliAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
  5. El Mago Miami Art Deco EditionOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.

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

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