Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Carlos Toraño Brigade: flavour profile and cigars like it
Carlos Toraño Brigade is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are El Artista Pulita 60 Aniversario and Alec Bradley American Sun Grown.
What does Carlos Toraño Brigade taste like?
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by stogiereview.com |
| Body | Medium in the second half |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Toraño Family Cigar Company, historical brand owner and distributor |
| Factory | San Rafael S.A. Factory, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Mike (stogiereview.com), Robusto (2011)In our words: Earthy tobacco and spice. Body rose later.
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 Toraño Brigade
The line. Brigade debuted with Toraño's 2010 releases. It targeted bundle pricing. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Carlos Toraño began distributing cigars under his name in 1994. cigaraficionado.com
Cigars like Carlos Toraño Brigade
- El Artista Pulita 60 AniversarioClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumMore cocoa and coffee, a step stronger.
- Alec Bradley American Sun GrownAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, less pepper and spice, a step stronger.
- Macanudo Inspirado OrangeAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore cream and nuts, a step stronger.
- Bentley White EditionAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Carlos Toraño Brigade as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.