Connecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-medium
Esteban Carreras Cashmere: flavour profile and cigars like it
Esteban Carreras Cashmere is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to mild-medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Byron 1850 and Silencio Blue.
What does Esteban Carreras Cashmere taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut. |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua. |
| Filler | Nicaragua. |
| Strength | Mild to mild-medium as published by cigar-coop.com |
| Body | Cashmere Toro: mild-medium first half |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Esteban Carreras Cigars. |
| Factory | Tabacalera Carreras, Estelí, Nicaragua. |
| Sizes | Boolit 4.75×46 · Toro 6×50 · Churchill 7×50 · Sixty 6×60 · Torpedo 6.5×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- William Cooper (cigar-coop.com): 86 points, Toro, 6 x 50 (2021)In our words: The reviewer found a restrained body and a bitter tendency.
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 Esteban Carreras Cashmere
The line. Cashmere debuted during 2020 after the trade show cancellation. cigar-coop.com
The brand. The company says it manufactures boutique cigars at Tabacaleras Carreras in Estelí. Cigar Coop identified Craig Cunningham as owner in 2017. estebancarreras.com
Cigars like Esteban Carreras Cashmere
- Byron 1850Closest matchWrapper style not published · MediumA step stronger.
- Silencio BlueAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumA step stronger.
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa BrûléeAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Bossner Black EditionAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, a step stronger.
- Rocky Patel Fifty FiveOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, a step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Esteban Carreras Cashmere as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.