Broadleaf wrapper · Full
Foundation The Tabernacle: flavour profile and cigars like it
Foundation The Tabernacle is a full hand-made cigar. It has a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over Nicaraguan (Estelí, Jalapa) and Honduran filler. Published tasting notes mention wood, cocoa, leather, pepper, smoky and sweet finish.
On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with caramel sweetness behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are CAO MX2 and Brick House Maduro.
What does Foundation The Tabernacle taste like?
- wood
- cocoa
- leather
- pepper
- smoky
- sweet finish
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Broadleaf |
|---|---|
| Binder | San Andrés |
| Filler | Nicaraguan (Estelí, Jalapa) and Honduran |
| Strength | Full |
| Made by | Foundation Cigar Co. (handmade at the AJ Fernandez factory, Estelí, Nicaragua) |
| Sizes | Lancero 7x40 · Doble Corona 7x54 · Toro 6x52 · Corona 5.25x46 · Robusto 5x50 · Torpedo 4.5x52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
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Cigars like Foundation The Tabernacle
- CAO MX291% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper style, a step milder.
- Brick House Maduro87% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · FullMore fruit and flowers, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
- Buffalo Trace65% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullLess cedar and wood, a step milder.
- Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series (Natural)61% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullLess caramel sweetness, a step milder.
- León Jimenes Guillermo León59% flavour matchHabano wrapper · FullLess caramel sweetness, same strength.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.