Habano wrapper · Medium to medium-full
Casa Carrillo Ascend Cigars: flavour profile and cigars like it
Casa Carrillo Ascend Cigars is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth, pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Alfambra El Brujito and Black Works Studio NBK.
What does Casa Carrillo Ascend Cigars taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua, Estelí |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by casacarrillocigars.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Casa Carrillo |
| Blender | Ernesto Perez-Carrillo |
| Factory | Casa Carrillo Cigar Factory, Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Sizes | Saddle 5×50 · Ridge 6×52 · Peak 6.25×58 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Sticks 'n' Stogies (sticksnstogies.com): 89 points, not stated (2026)In our words: The review found cedar, almond, coffee, pepper, chocolate and leather.
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 Casa Carrillo Ascend Cigars
The line. Ascend is a 2026 regular-production Perez-Carrillo release. Its three sizes represent stages of a climb. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. Casa Carrillo is the successor identity to E.P. Carrillo. Its portfolio includes Perez-Carrillo, Essence and INCH. casacarrillocigars.com
Cigars like Casa Carrillo Ascend Cigars
- Alfambra El BrujitoClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Black Works Studio NBKAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Oscar Valladares The Oscar HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Bossner Black EditionAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Gurkha Ghost GoldOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Casa Carrillo Ascend Cigars as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.