Connecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-medium
Carlos André Cast Off: flavour profile and cigars like it
Carlos André Cast Off is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild to mild-medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Brazil. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Diamond Crown Julius Caeser and PDR A Crop Oscuro.
What does Carlos André Cast Off taste like?
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Shade Desflorado, Ecuador, aged five years |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexico |
| Filler | Dominican Republic and Brazil |
| Strength | Mild to mild-medium as published by cigarslover.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Arnold André Dominicana S.R.L. |
| Factory | Arnold André Dominicana, Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Sizes | Short Robusto 4.02×54 · Petit Corona 4.13×39 · Robusto 5.12×48 · Corona Larga 5.79×42 · Toro 5.91×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Giuseppe Mitolo (cigarslover.com), Cast Off Robusto, 130 mm x RG 48 (2024)In our words: The reviewer found wood, spice, and a mild strength profile.
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 Carlos André Cast Off
The line. The line is dedicated to the sailing moment of casting off. carlos-andre.de
The brand. Arnold André traces its tobacco-factory origin to Osnabrück in 1817. Arnold André opened its Dominican factory in 2011 for own long-filler brands. arnold-andre.info
Cigars like Carlos André Cast Off
- Diamond Crown Julius CaeserClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more fruit and floral, a step stronger.
- PDR A Crop OscuroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more natural sweetness, a step stronger.
- Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years CelebrationAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, a step stronger.
- Montesino NaturalAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Rojas Breakfast Tacos ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, a step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Carlos André Cast Off as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.