Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Espinosa Crema: flavour profile and cigars like it
Espinosa Crema is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Colorado claro Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, pepper, sweetness and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut) and HVC Hot Cake Golden Line Ct.
What does Espinosa Crema taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by cigarsinternational.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Espinosa Cigars; Espinosa Cigars, LLC |
| Factory | La Zona, Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Corona 5×42 · No. 4 Robusto 5.5×52 · Toro Grande 6×56 · No. 1 Churchill 7×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigar-coop.com: 92 points, Toro Grande, 6 x 56 (2016)In our words: Cream and cedar led. Orange sweetness, nuts and pepper followed.
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 Espinosa Crema
The line. Crema was announced before the 2016 IPCPR trade show. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Erik Espinosa started Espinosa Cigars in 2012 after EO Brands dissolved. cigar-coop.com
Cigars like Espinosa Crema
- Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)Closest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- HVC Hot Cake Golden Line CtAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- ADVentura Queens PearlsAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Alfonso AñejoAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, a step stronger.
- Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less fruit and floral, a step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Espinosa Crema as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.