Criollo wrapper · Medium
C.L.E. Criollo: flavour profile and cigars like it
C.L.E. Criollo is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium. It has a Criollo wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Alec Bradley Kintsugi and Foyle Classic Natural/Criollo.
What does C.L.E. Criollo taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Honduran Criollo |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduras |
| Filler | Honduras, Nicaragua, and Peru |
| Strength | Medium as published by tabak-brucker.de |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | C.L.E. Cigar Company; not separately disclosed; Christian Eiroa |
| Factory | Tabacalera El Aladino, Honduras |
| Sizes | Corona 5.75×46 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
About C.L.E. Criollo
The line. Four Criollo formats reached Germany in early 2024. noblego.de
The brand. Christian Eiroa launched C.L.E. Cigar Company in July 2012. The Eiroa family operates Honduran tobacco and factory assets. Julio later began Aladino. clecigars.com
Cigars like C.L.E. Criollo
- Alec Bradley KintsugiClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Foyle Classic Natural/CriolloAlso fitsCriollo wrapper · MediumSame Criollo wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Leaf by Oscar 10th AnniversaryAlso fitsCriollo wrapper · MediumSame Criollo wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado OrangeAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Maria Mancini ClassicOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named C.L.E. Criollo as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.