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Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro: flavour profile and cigars like it

Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a Maduro Brazilian wrapper grown in Brazil and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, pepper, cocoa, earth and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black Unicorn and Warped Corto.

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Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro cigar
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What does Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • earth and leather
  • fruit and floral

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

WrapperBrazilian Mata Fina
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan
StrengthFull as published by atlanticcigar.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byA.J. Fernandez
FactorySan Lotano, Ocotal, Nicaragua
SizesCorona Larga 6×46 · Robusto Grande 5.5×56 · Toro 6×52

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 Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro

The line. Escuro debuted at La Zona Palooza in 2018. Retail shipping began in April 2019. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Espinosa's Laranja is made at La Zona. Hector Alfonso oversees blending logistics and helped blend Laranja. The original Laranja launched in 2014. Escuro followed in 2019, Azulejo in 2021, and Hybrid in 2026. cigaraficionado.com

Cigars like Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro

  1. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black UnicornClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  2. Warped CortoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  3. Foundation Cigar Company The Tabernacle Knight CommanderAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  4. Oliva Serie VAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, less earth and leather, a step milder.
  5. Tatuaje Skinny MonstersOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, less earth and leather, a step milder.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Espinosa Laranja Reserva Escuro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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