Cigar atlas · Medium
Byron 1850: flavour profile and cigars like it
Byron 1850 is a handmade cigar made in Costa Rica. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua, Peru and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Silencio Blue and Gurkha Revenant Maduro.
What does Byron 1850 taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuador, current maker page; Peruvian, reviewed 2023 release |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Peruvian, current maker page; Dominican and Nicaraguan, reviewed 2023 release |
| Strength | Medium as published by cigar-coop.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Costa Rica |
| Made by | Selected Tobacco S.A. |
| Blender | Nelson Alfonso |
| Factory | Tabacos de Costa Rica, Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica |
| Sizes | No. 4 5×50 · No. 3 6×52 · Grand Bouquets 6×58 · No. 2 7×56 · No. 1 8×54 · Liricos 9.25×55 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- William Cooper, Cigar Coop (cigar-coop.com): 90 points, Grand Bouquet, 6 x 58 perfecto (2023)In our words: The review found medium strength and body. It noted earth, oak, cocoa, cedar, pepper, and frequent touch-ups.
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 Byron 1850
The line. The 2022 line debuted November 17 at Byron Cigar Lounge. It marked the fourth Byron blend. cigar-coop.com
The brand. José and Eusebio Alfonso created Lord Byron in Cuba during 1848. Nelson Alfonso recovered the name in 1998. Selected Tobacco owns the revived Byron brand. United Cigars distributes it in the United States. unitedcigargroup.com
Cigars like Byron 1850
- Silencio BlueClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Gurkha Revenant MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Te-Amo World Selection SeriesAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- La Sirena Mexican MermaidAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
- La Palina 125 AñosOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Byron 1850 as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.