Cuban wrapper · Medium to full
Cohiba Ámbar: flavour profile and cigars like it
Cohiba Ámbar is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention oak, salted caramel, almond, floral, fruit and hay.
On our flavour map it leans toward fruit and flowers, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Cohiba Lanceros and CAO Brazilia.
What does Cohiba Ámbar taste like?
- oak
- salted caramel
- almond
- floral
- fruit
- hay
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Cuban leaf |
|---|---|
| Binder | Cuban |
| Filler | Cuban long filler |
| Strength | Medium to full |
| Made by | Habanos S.A. (Cuba; El Laguito factory) |
| Sizes | Placeres 5.25x53 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide. Cuban cigars generally can't be legally imported into the United States.
On the retailer best-seller lists we track in Australia.
Cigars like Cohiba Ámbar
- Cohiba Lanceros69% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more caramel sweetness, less hay and herbs, same strength.
- CAO Brazilia64% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullMore earth and leather, less hay and herbs, same strength.
- Cuaba Divinos63% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more pepper and spice, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
- Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill62% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more caramel sweetness, less fruit and flowers, a step milder.
- Montecristo Petit Edmundo60% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more caramel sweetness, less cream and nuts, same strength.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.