Cigar atlas · Medium to full
Flor de Antillas Sun Grown: flavour profile and cigars like it
Flor de Antillas Sun Grown is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rocky Patel Gold Label and Oliva Master Blend 3.
What does Flor de Antillas Sun Grown taste like?
- cream and nuts
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan sun-grown |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigaraficionado.com |
| Body | 3/4 to full-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | My Father Cigars |
| Factory | My Father Cigars S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Belicoso 5.5×52 · Toro 6×52 · Toro Gordo 6.5×56 · Toro Grande 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 96 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2013)In our words: It noted nutmeg and white pepper.
- Eric Guttormson (cigardojo.com): 88 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2013)In our words: It found the first half strongest.
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 Flor de Antillas Sun Grown
The line. The line launched in May 2012. Its name honors Cuba, the largest Antilles island. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. The García family released Flor de las Antillas in May 2012 as a Cuba homage. cigaraficionado.com
Cigars like Flor de Antillas Sun Grown
- Rocky Patel Gold LabelClosest matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Oliva Master Blend 3Also fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Padron 1926 Serie MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Aganorsa Leaf La Validación CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Illusione GaragisteOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Flor de Antillas Sun Grown as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.