Cuban wrapper · Medium to full
Cohiba Espléndidos: flavour profile and cigars like it
Cohiba Espléndidos is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention salted caramel, black cherry, baked apple, toasty, earthy and spice.
On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with caramel sweetness behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Punch Rare Corojo and Partagás De Luxe (Tubos).
What does Cohiba Espléndidos taste like?
- salted caramel
- black cherry
- baked apple
- toasty
- earthy
- spice
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) |
| Sizes | Espléndidos (Julieta No. 2) 7x47 |
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.
What smokers and critics say
Smokers like: rich, creamy, complex smoke and special-occasion cigar.
Some say: construction or burn issues on some and too little smoke for some.
Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the UAE and Germany.
Cigars like Cohiba Espléndidos
- Punch Rare Corojo75% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, same strength.
- Partagás De Luxe (Tubos)74% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, less fruit and flowers, a step stronger.
- Plasencia Alma Fuerte69% flavour matchNicaraguan · Medium to fullMore cocoa and coffee, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
- La Aroma de Cuba Pasión65% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore cream and nuts, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
- Montecristo No. 264% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more cream and nuts, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.