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Cavalier Genève Genéve Black Series II Viso Jalapa: flavour profile and cigars like it

Cavalier Genève Genéve Black Series II Viso Jalapa is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, earth, sweetness and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Angel 1899 and HVC Hot Cake Maduro.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Cavalier Genève Genéve Black Series II Viso Jalapa cigar
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What does Cavalier Genève Genéve Black Series II Viso Jalapa taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • earth and leather
  • natural sweetness
  • fruit and floral

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

WrapperNicaraguan Viso Jalapa
BinderNicaraguan Habano
FillerNicaraguan Habano
StrengthMedium to full as published by neptunecigar.com
BodyMedium
Made inHonduras
Made byCavalier Genève
BlenderSébastien Decoppet
FactoryFábrica Centroamericana de Tabaco S.A., Danlí
SizesRobusto 5×50 · Robusto Gordo 5×54 · Toro 6×54 · Toro Gordo 6×60 · Torpedo 6×52

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

What reviewers say

  • es.halfwheel.com: 89 points, Toro, 6 x 54 (2021)In our words: The three-sample review found a balanced profile and noted some burn variation.
  • cigaraficionado.com: 89 points, Toro, 6 x 54 (2022)In our words: The review reported earth, black cherry, almond, dark honey, and an uneven 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 Cavalier Genève Genéve Black Series II Viso Jalapa

The line. The regular-production BII Viso Jalapa shipped in June 2021. It highlights a Viso Jalapa wrapper over all-Nicaraguan tobacco. es.halfwheel.com

The brand. Cavalier describes itself as a family-owned premium handmade cigar brand connecting Geneva and Danlí. cavalier-cigars.com

Cigars like Cavalier Genève Genéve Black Series II Viso Jalapa

  1. Angel 1899Closest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
  2. HVC Hot Cake MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  3. Cavalier Genève Geneve Inner CircleAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  4. Cuba Aliados by E.P. CarrilloAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  5. AJ Fernandez Last CallOne 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 Cavalier Genève Genéve Black Series II Viso Jalapa as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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