San Andrés wrapper · Medium to full
Cusano Nicaragua Estelí: flavour profile and cigars like it
Cusano Nicaragua Estelí is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Padron 1926 Serie No.47 Maduro and Caldwell Long Live the Queen Maduro.
What does Cusano Nicaragua Estelí taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Mexican Negro San Andrés |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuadorian Connecticut |
| Filler | Dominican Republic and Nicaragua, including Estelí |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigarmonthclub.com |
| Body | Medium to full-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Oettinger Davidoff AG, historical acquisition reported in 2016; Davidoff manufacturing group |
| Factory | Davidoff factory |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×50 · Churchill 7×48 · Gordo 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Jeremy Hensley (casasfumando.com), Churchill 7x48 (2020)In our words: Earth, toast, pepper, sweetness, yeast, and black coffee were reported. No numerical score appears.
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 Cusano Nicaragua Estelí
The line. A retailer dates U.S. release to June 2016. A later report names December availability. cigarmonthclub.com
The brand. Joe and Michael Chiusano founded Cusano in 1995. Davidoff acquired it in 2009. The 2016 relaunch followed two inactive years. Exact factories vary by documented line. cigaraficionado.com
Cigars like Cusano Nicaragua Estelí
- Padron 1926 Serie No.47 MaduroClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- Caldwell Long Live the Queen MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more hay and herbs, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Oz Family Cigars Pi SynesthesiaAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, a step milder.
- La Galera MaduroOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Cusano Nicaragua Estelí as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.