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Cohiba Exquisitos: flavour profile and cigars like it

Cohiba Exquisitos is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention earth, walnut, herbs, wood and smoky.

On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Perdomo Lot 23 Sun Grown and Oliva Flor de Oliva.

What does Cohiba Exquisitos taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • earth
  • walnut
  • herbs
  • wood
  • smoky

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

WrapperCuban leaf
BinderCuban
FillerCuban long filler
StrengthMedium to full
Made byHabanos S.A. (Cuba)
SizesExquisitos (Seoane) 5x33

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

Some say: poor value for money per buyers.

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 Netherlands and Australia.

Cigars like Cohiba Exquisitos

  1. Perdomo Lot 23 Sun Grown65% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumLess hay and herbs, a step milder.
  2. Oliva Flor de Oliva57% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · MediumLess hay and herbs, a step milder.
  3. Partagás Lusitanias57% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more cocoa and coffee, less hay and herbs, a step stronger.
  4. Camacho Corojo56% flavour matchCorojo wrapper · FullLess hay and herbs, a step stronger.
  5. Diplomáticos No. 256% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more fruit and flowers, less hay and herbs, same strength.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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