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Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Avant-Garde: flavour profile and cigars like it

Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Avant-Garde is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Oscuro Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Angel 1899 and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Solita.

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

Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Avant-Garde cigar
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What does Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Avant-Garde 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?

WrapperEcuadorian Habano Oscuro
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan
StrengthMedium to full as published by atlanticcigar.com
BodyMedium
Made inNicaragua
Made byEspinosa Premium Cigars
BlenderErik Espinosa and Guy Fieri
FactorySan Lotano Factory, Ocotal
SizesToro 6×54

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

What reviewers say

  • privateember.com: 87 points, Toro Extra, 6 x 54 (2026)In our words: Mild strength and medium body. Combustion issues reduced the score.

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 Knuckle Sandwich Avant-Garde

The line. Avant-Garde debuted in June 2026 as a limited 6 x 54 release. privateember.com

The brand. Espinosa Premium Cigars and Guy Fieri developed Knuckle Sandwich. The initial Habano and Maduro blends entered the market in early 2022. cigaraficionado.com

Cigars like Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Avant-Garde

  1. Angel 1899Closest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa SolitaAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Espinosa HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Lunatic JFR ClassicAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. My Father La AntigüedadOne 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 Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Avant-Garde as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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