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Davidoff Nicaragua: flavour profile and cigars like it

Davidoff Nicaragua is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Nicaraguan Habano Rosado wrapper over Estelí Ligero, Condega and Ometepe filler. Published tasting notes mention apple, cherry, bittersweet chocolate, espresso bean, honey and earth.

On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with caramel sweetness behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Matilde Renacer and Cohiba Maduro 5 Secretos.

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What does Davidoff Nicaragua taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • apple
  • cherry
  • bittersweet chocolate
  • espresso bean
  • honey
  • earth

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

WrapperNicaraguan Habano Rosado
BinderJalapa, Nicaraguan
FillerEstelí Ligero, Condega and Ometepe
StrengthMedium to full
Made byDavidoff of Geneva (CA lists the Dominican Republic as country; Nicaraguan tobaccos)
SizesRobusto 5x50 · Toro 5.5x54 · Diadema 6.5x50

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

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: elegant, balanced, even burn and oak and nut notes.

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 France and the United States.

Cigars like Davidoff Nicaragua

  1. Matilde Renacer65% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper style, more cedar and wood, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
  2. Cohiba Maduro 5 Secretos65% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanMore cream and nuts, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
  3. Alec Bradley Project 40 Maduro64% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more cocoa and coffee, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
  4. E.P. Carrillo Encore63% flavour matchNicaraguan · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more cedar and wood, less earth and leather, same strength.
  5. La Aroma de Cuba (Original)63% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more earth and leather, less fruit and flowers, same strength.

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

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