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Drew Estate Tabak Especial Negra: flavour profile and cigars like it

Drew Estate Tabak Especial Negra is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Maduro San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, pepper and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Curivari Ciclope and Alec Bradley Kintsugi.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Drew Estate Tabak Especial Negra cigar
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What does Drew Estate Tabak Especial Negra taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee

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

WrapperMexican San Andrés Maduro, two-year aged.
BinderSumatran
FillerNicaraguan
StrengthMedium as published by neptunecigar.com
BodyMellow–Medium
Made inNicaragua
Made byDrew Estate
FactoryLa Gran Fabrica Drew Estate
SizesCafecita 4×32 · Corona 4.75×46 · Robusto 5×54 · Toro 6×52 · Gordito 6×60

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

What reviewers say

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 Drew Estate Tabak Especial Negra

The line. A July 2009 written review documents Negra Robusto. Its exact launch date remains unverified. indianagunowners.com

The brand. Drew Estate says its coffee-and-cigar work began in 2002. drewestate.com

Cigars like Drew Estate Tabak Especial Negra

  1. Curivari CiclopeClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  2. Alec Bradley KintsugiAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  3. Artesano Del Tobacco El PulpoAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, less pepper and spice, a step stronger.
  4. Gurkha Fat BoyAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  5. Meerapfel MaestranzaOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumMore cedar and wood, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Drew Estate Tabak Especial Negra as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain or flavoured, one cigar per brand.

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