Corojo wrapper · Medium to full · Limited release
Eiroa The First 20 Years Colorado: flavour profile and cigars like it
Eiroa The First 20 Years Colorado is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Corojo wrapper and filler from Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, cedar, pepper, cocoa and herbs.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rocky Patel The Edge Corojo and Oscar Valladares Island Jim No. 2 Original Corojo.
What does Eiroa The First 20 Years Colorado taste like?
- earth and leather
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- hay and herbs
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Authentic Corojo |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduran |
| Filler | Honduran long-filler |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigaraficionado.com |
| Body | Medium to full-bodied |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | C.L.E. Cigar Company; Christian Eiroa |
| Factory | El Aladino factory, Danlí, Honduras |
| Sizes | Petit Corona 4×40 · Robusto 5×50 · Prensado 6×46 · Toro 6×54 · Gordo 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigar-coop.com: 95 points, 50 x 5 Robusto (2017)In our words: Earth, natural tobacco, spices, pepper, and cedar.
- cigaraficionado.com: 89 points, 4 x 40 Petit Corona (2020)In our words: Earth, cocoa, oil, flint, herbs, and slate.
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 Eiroa The First 20 Years Colorado
The line. Colorado shipped nationally in April 2017 after limited distribution. cigardojo.com
The brand. Christian Eiroa launched C.L.E. in July 2012. C.L.E. currently sells Eiroa cigars. The company says Eiroa cigars are made in its Danlí factory. Christian's father Julio grew Authentic Corojo in Honduras from 1997. C.L.E. presents Eiroa as a family-name brand. clecigars.com
Cigars like Eiroa The First 20 Years Colorado
- Rocky Patel The Edge CorojoClosest matchCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in Honduras, more cedar and wood, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
- Oscar Valladares Island Jim No. 2 Original CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in Honduras, more cedar and wood, less hay and herbs, a step milder.
- Raíces Liga de ReyesAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, more fruit and floral, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
- La Aurora 1962 CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullSame Corojo wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Alec Bradley LineageOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, more pepper and spice, less cocoa and coffee, a step milder.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Eiroa The First 20 Years Colorado as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- clecigars.com/shop/eiroa-the-first-20-years-colorado
- cigardojo.com/2017/04/eiroa-ships-first-20-colorado-retailers
- cigar-coop.com/2017/06/cigar-review-eiroa-the-first-20-years-colorado-50-x-5.html
- cigaraficionado.com/ratings/23747/name/eiroa-the-first-20-years-colorado-50x5-robusto
- cigaraficionado.com/rating/eiroa-the-first-20-years-colorado-440