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Curivari Gran Reserva Edición 2025: flavour profile and cigars like it
Curivari Gran Reserva Edición 2025 is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Larutan The Egg and Rocky Patel Vintage 1990.

What does Curivari Gran Reserva Edición 2025 taste like?
- cedar and wood
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium as published by smokingpipes.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Curivari Cigars, founded by Andreas Throuvalas; Curivari |
| Factory | Tabacalera de Nicaragua |
| Sizes | 458 4×58 · 552 5.5×52 · 554 5×54 · 654 6×54 · T 6.25×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- es.halfwheel.com: 88 points, 654, 6 x 54 Toro (2026)In our words: The review found three cigars uneven, with one clearly strongest.
- Seth Geise (developingpalates.com): 5.9 of 10, 552, 5.5 x 52 Robusto Extra (2026-09-14)In our words: Seth found a good start but weaker later thirds.
- John McTavish (developingpalates.com): 5.45 of 10, 552, 5.5 x 52 Robusto Extra (2026-09-14)In our words: John found the profile increasingly dry and wood-focused.
- Jiunn Liu (developingpalates.com): 5.75 of 10, 552, 5.5 x 52 Robusto Extra (2026-09-14)In our words: Jiunn found the profile generic and unengaging.
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 Curivari Gran Reserva Edición 2025
The line. The line debuted at PCA 2025. Retail shipments began in April 2026. smokingpipes.com
The brand. Curivari is associated with founder Andreas Throuvalas and Cuban-style Nicaraguan blends. Factory attribution varies by line and source. It must remain line-specific. neptunecigar.com
Cigars like Curivari Gran Reserva Edición 2025
- Larutan The EggClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Rocky Patel Vintage 1990Also fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumAbout the same strength.
- AJ Fernandez Enclave by Eladio DiazAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Mild-medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
- Ashton Aged MaduroAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Mild to mediumA step milder.
- Rojas Breakfast Tacos ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Curivari Gran Reserva Edición 2025 as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- smokingpipes.com/cigars/curivari/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=724083
- developingpalates.com/reviews/cigar-reviews/team-cigar-review-curivari-gran-reserva-edicion-2025-552
- es.halfwheel.com/curivari-gran-reserva-edicion-2025-654/471855
- developingpalates.com/scoring-system
- aficionadoscigars.com/blogs/news/new-arrivals-april-2026
- oxfordcigarcompany.com/2025/04/11/curivari-gran-reserva-edicion-2025-debuting-at-pca-2025