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Cain Sun Grown: flavour profile and cigars like it
Cain Sun Grown is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are San Cristobal and Casa Carrillo Essence Maduro.
What does Cain Sun Grown taste like?
- earth and leather
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | H-2000, Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua, ligero stated |
| Strength | Full as published by lakeviewcigars.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Oliva Cigar Co. |
| Factory | Tabacalera Oliva de Nicaragua S.A. (TABOLISA), Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Robusto 550 5.75×50 · Double Toro 660 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 88 points, Cain Habano 460, 4 x 60 (2023)In our words: The exact U.S. Habano variant showed vanilla, minerals, and ash.
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 Cain Sun Grown
The line. The Sun Grown 550 was catalogued from January 14, 2010. cigarworld.de
The brand. Oliva traces family tobacco cultivation to Melanio Oliva in Cuba, 1886. Cigar Aficionado identified Sam Leccia as Cain’s creator and Oliva as maker. olivacigar.com
Cigars like Cain Sun Grown
- San CristobalClosest matchHabano wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Casa Carrillo Essence MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumA step milder.
- La Palina KB SeriesAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · FullMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- A.J. Fernandez Enclave BroadleafAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, a step milder.
- Black Label Trading Company Last RitesOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, a step milder.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Cain Sun Grown as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.