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Casa Cuevas La Mandarria: flavour profile and cigars like it

Casa Cuevas La Mandarria is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is full. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, pepper, sweetness and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Casa Cuevas Patrimonio and Protocol Silver Official Misconduct.

Casa Cuevas La Mandarria cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: neptunecigar.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Casa Cuevas La Mandarria taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice
  • natural sweetness
  • fruit and floral

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuadorian Habano
BinderDominican
FillerDominican Republic and Nicaragua
StrengthFull as published by cigar-coop.com
BodyMedium
Made inDominican Republic
Made byCasa Cuevas Cigars; Tabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L.; Not disclosed
FactoryTabacalera Las Lavas S.R.L.
SizesToro 6×52

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • cigar-coop.com, Toro 6 x 52 (2019)In our words: The reviewer reported bread, baking spice, cherry, cedar, and excellent burn.

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 Cuevas La Mandarria

The line. La Mandarria followed a 2019 warehouse robbery. It launched as a 500-box limited edition. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Casa Cuevas is the Cuevas family's self-branded cigar business. Its factory is Tabacalera Las Lavas. Casa Cuevas Cigars owns the brand. Tabacalera Las Lavas manufactures it in the Dominican Republic. cigardojo.com

Cigars like Casa Cuevas La Mandarria

  1. Casa Cuevas PatrimonioClosest matchCorojo wrapper · FullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  2. Protocol Silver Official MisconductAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, a step milder.
  3. Ozgener Family Cigars AramasAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step milder.
  4. Micallef Herencia HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, a step milder.
  5. Rocky Patel Year of the SnakeOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, more cocoa and coffee, less natural sweetness, a step milder.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Casa Cuevas La Mandarria as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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