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Crux Epicure Habano: flavour profile and cigars like it

Crux Epicure Habano is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, pepper and earth.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Bentley Green Edition and My Father El Centurion H-2K-CT.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Crux Epicure Habano cigar
Single cigar. cruxcigars.com.

What does Crux Epicure Habano taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice
  • earth and leather

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

WrapperNicaraguan Habano Seco
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan
StrengthMedium as published by cigars.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byPlasencia Cigars S.A.
BlenderJeff Haugen
FactoryPlasencia S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua
SizesCorona Gorda 5.375×46 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6.25×52 · 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 Crux Epicure Habano

The line. Crux showcased it in 2022 and reported retailer shipment in 2023. cruxcigars.com

The brand. Crux states its brand has operated since 2014. Written coverage identifies Jeff Haugen and Joel Rogers as founders. Crux uses multiple factories by line. Epicure and Passport evidence points to Plasencia. Epicure Maduro evidence points to A.J. Fernandez. cruxcigars.com

Cigars like Crux Epicure Habano

  1. Bentley Green EditionClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
  2. My Father El Centurion H-2K-CTAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
  3. Sindicato NaturalAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
  4. AJ Fernandez Bellas ArtesAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  5. Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Habano)One step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.

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

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