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Casdagli Cigars Villa Casdagli Line: flavour profile and cigars like it

Casdagli Cigars Villa Casdagli Line is a handmade cigar made in Costa Rica. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Peru, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Ecuador. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, pepper, cocoa, cream, cedar and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Curivari Buenaventura Maduro and AVO Heritage.

Casdagli Cigars Villa Casdagli Line cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: casdaglicigars.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Casdagli Cigars Villa Casdagli Line taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • fruit and floral

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

WrapperEcuador
BinderEcuador
FillerPeru, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Ecuador. Ratios vary by vitola.
StrengthMedium to full as published by casdaglicigars.com
BodyFull for Toro. Other vitolas can differ.
Made inCosta Rica
Made byCasdagli Cigars
BlenderDon Olman Guzman
FactoryTabacos de Costa Rica S.A., Puriscal
SizesToro 6×54 · Corona Gorda 5.6×46 · Robusto 5×52 · Salomone Ed. Limitada 7.3×57 · Lonsdale 7×42

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

What reviewers say

  • blindmanspuff.com: 91 points, Toro, 6 x 54 (2022)In our words: The panel found changing chocolate, earth, dried-fruit, floral, and baking-spice notes. Burn results varied.
  • casdaglicigars.com: 91 points, Toro, 6 x 54 (2023)In our words: The review described cedar, pepper, toasted bread, leather, almond, cocoa, and nougat.

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 Casdagli Cigars Villa Casdagli Line

The line. Launched at TPE 2021. General distribution began in June 2021. The blend developed with Don Olman Guzman at Tabacos de Costa Rica. cigarjournal.com

The brand. Casdagli says it was founded in 1997. Its predecessor name was Bespoke Cigars. The brand was renamed Casdagli Cigars in spring 2018. casdaglicigars.com

Cigars like Casdagli Cigars Villa Casdagli Line

  1. Curivari Buenaventura MaduroClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  2. AVO HeritageAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  3. Black Works Studio NBKAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore cream and nuts, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  4. Silencio RivieraAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore cream and nuts, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  5. Crux Bull & BearOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.

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

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