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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 Indonesia and filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Maduro and Paradiso Revelation.

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?

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?

WrapperSumatra and Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade, dual wrapper; Sumatra origin retailer-claimed Indonesia
BinderEcuadorian Habano
FillerNicaragua; Dominican Republic
StrengthMedium as published by smokeinn.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byFábrica Oveja Negra for Black Works Studio
FactoryFábrica Oveja Negra, Estelí
SizesNot listed

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

About Black Works Studio S&R (Sumatra)

The line. S&R debuted in 2018 after an earlier 2016 announcement. It was Black Works Studio’s first Sumatra and Dominican-tobacco release. The March 2023 return changed to dual wrappers and an Ecuadorian binder. This profile covers that revised recipe. The original Nicaraguan-binder recipe remains historical. ovejanegracigars.com

The brand. James Brown introduced Black Works Studio in late 2015. Killer Bee, NBK and Rorschach were its first three releases. The brand produces small batches at Fábrica Oveja Negra in Estelí, Nicaragua. Its packaging draws on contemporary art. Oveja Negra Brands now distributes the portfolio. cigar-coop.com

Cigars like Black Works Studio S&R (Sumatra)

  1. Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich MaduroClosest matchSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Paradiso RevelationAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Undercrown El Tigre DominicanoAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Black Works Studio S&R (Sumatra)Also fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. El Mago JaguarOne step furtherSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, 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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