Habano wrapper · Medium to full
Escobar Habano: flavour profile and cigars like it
Escobar Habano is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and Honduras. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Habano and Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Puro Nicaragua.
What does Escobar Habano taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Honduran |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by zigarrenversand.ch |
| Body | Medium-plus-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Puros Privados; A.J. Fernández |
| Factory | Tabacalera Fernández, Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Corona 5×42 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×52 · Belicoso 6×54 · Gordo 6.25×58 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Stephen A. Ross, Robusto 5 x 50 (2025)In our words: The review described medium body, balanced transitions, and no burn corrections.
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 Escobar Habano
The line. The three AJ Fernández core blends began shipping in June 2024. cigarinspector.com
The brand. David Gomes and Michael McNaughton began the brand work in 2017. Nas joined as co-owner and strategic partner in 2021. Puros Privados owns the current Escobar site. escobarcigars.com
Cigars like Escobar Habano
- Aganorsa Leaf La Validación HabanoClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Puro NicaraguaAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Lunatic JFR ClassicAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- My Father La AntigüedadAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Protocol Silver Official MisconductOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Escobar Habano as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.