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Broadleaf wrapper · Medium to full · Limited release

C.L.E. Prieto: flavour profile and cigars like it

C.L.E. Prieto is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Broadleaf wrapper grown in the United States and filler from Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Inch by E.P. Carrillo Nicaragua and Jaime Garcia Reserva.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

C.L.E. Prieto cigar
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What does C.L.E. Prieto 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?

WrapperU.S. Connecticut Broadleaf
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
StrengthMedium to full as published by cigaraficionado.com
BodyMedium-to-full
Made inNicaragua
Made byC.L.E. Cigar Company; Christian Eiroa
FactoryNACSA, Estelí, Nicaragua
SizesCorona 6×46 · Robusto 5×50 · Torpedo 6×52 · Gordo 6×60

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

What reviewers say

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 C.L.E. Prieto

The line. Prieto shipped in May 2016 as C.L.E.'s Nicaraguan-made Broadleaf offering. cigaraficionado.com

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. Prieto

  1. Inch by E.P. Carrillo NicaraguaClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Jaime Garcia ReservaAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Oliva Master Blend 3Also fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Padrón Thousand Series MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun GrownOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.

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

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