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Davidoff Escurio: flavour profile and cigars like it

Davidoff Escurio is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Habano seed (Ecuador), dark wrapper over Dominican (San Vicente, Piloto, Olor) and Brazilian (Cubra, Mata Fina) long filler. Published tasting notes mention cream, oak, licorice, leather, dark chocolate, coffee and pepper.

On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with earth and leather behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Diamond Crown Maximus and Alec Bradley Prensado.

What does Davidoff Escurio taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • cream
  • oak
  • licorice
  • leather
  • dark chocolate
  • coffee
  • pepper

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

WrapperHabano seed (Ecuador), dark
BinderBrazilian Cubra
FillerDominican (San Vicente, Piloto, Olor) and Brazilian (Cubra, Mata Fina) long filler
StrengthMedium
Made byOettinger Davidoff AG (Davidoff of Geneva), Dominican Republic
SizesPetit Robusto 3.25x50 · Robusto Tubo 4.5x54 · Corona Gorda 6x46 · Gran Toro 5.5x58

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in Germany.

Cigars like Davidoff Escurio

  1. Diamond Crown Maximus91% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper style, a step stronger.
  2. Alec Bradley Prensado82% flavour matchHonduran · Medium to fullLess cedar and wood, a step stronger.
  3. E.P. Carrillo Allegiance79% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullLess cream and nuts, a step stronger.
  4. Montecristo No. 378% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanMore fruit and flowers, less earth and leather, a step stronger.
  5. Gurkha Heritage77% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper style, more pepper and spice, less cream and nuts, same strength.

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

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