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Don Stefano Senor Matías: flavour profile and cigars like it
Don Stefano Senor Matías is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Peru. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Gurkha Coleccion Especial and Lunatic JFR Classic.

What does Don Stefano Senor Matías taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican Republic |
| Filler | Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Peru |
| Strength | Medium as published by tabak-brucker.de |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Don Stefano Zigarrenmanufaktur GmbH |
| Sizes | Churchill 7×48 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×52 · Torpedo 6×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigares.com editorial: 6.3 of 10, ChurchillIn our words: The Churchill review lists chocolate, coffee, and nut notes.
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 Don Stefano Senor Matías
The line. Retailer records the line from 16 April 2024. It names Matthias Rinn as its namesake. hacico.de
The brand. Steffen Rinn founded Don Stefano in central Hesse after Rinn & Cloos entered Dannemann. cigarworld.de
Cigars like Don Stefano Senor Matías
- Gurkha Coleccion EspecialClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step milder.
- Lunatic JFR ClassicAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullA step stronger.
- Rojas BluebonnetsAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumMore fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Aganorsa Leaf ArsenioAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumMore natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Artesano Del Tobacco El PulpoOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, a step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Don Stefano Senor Matías as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- hacico.de/en/zigarren/dominikanische-republik/don-stefano-senor-matias-churchill-90016728_56250
- falkum.de/en/cigars-cigarillos/dominican-cigars/senor-matias-cigars.html
- tabak-brucker.de/senor-matias-toro-zigarre
- smokersplanet.de/don-stefano-platziert-longfiller-senor-matias
- cigares.com/republique-dominicaine/don-stefano/don-stefano-senor-matias-churchill