Criollo wrapper · Medium
Foyle Classic Natural/Criollo: flavour profile and cigars like it
Foyle Classic Natural/Criollo is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium. It has a Colorado Criollo wrapper. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Raices Cubanas Liga De Reyes and Alec Bradley Lineage.
What does Foyle Classic Natural/Criollo taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Criollo Colorado |
|---|---|
| Binder | Corubo trade label; exact role-specific country composition undisclosed |
| Filler | Corubo trade label; exact role-specific country composition undisclosed |
| Strength | Medium as published by alliancecigar.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | not disclosed; Dave Topper and Tom Sullivan; Raíces Cubanas Cigar Factory |
| Factory | Raíces Cubanas Cigar Factory, Danlí, Honduras |
| Sizes | Epee 4.5×40 · Meteor Hammer 6.5×52 · Pudao 7×52 · Robusto Lujo 5×54 · Sabre Gordo 5.5×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Brice Sikes (cigarweekly.com): 8.6 of 10, Epee 4 1/2 x 40 (2015)In our words: The reviewer described medium body with pepper, cedar, fruit, and leather.
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 Foyle Classic Natural/Criollo
The line. The original line was reviewed in 2013. A three-wrapper Meteor Hammer collection was announced in December 2015. bestcigarprices.com
The brand. A 2013 written review identified Dave Topper and Tom Sullivan as Foyle's creators. Alliance Cigar is the current wholesale source. Ownership is not stated in the sources read. bestcigarprices.com
Cigars like Foyle Classic Natural/Criollo
- Raices Cubanas Liga De ReyesClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, a step stronger.
- Alec Bradley LineageAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, more hay and herbs, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Raíces Liga de ReyesAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, more cream and nuts, less fruit and floral, a step stronger.
- Angel Cuesta by J.C. NewmanAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumLess fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Aladino Cameroon ReservaOne step furtherCameroon wrapper · MediumAlso made in Honduras, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Foyle Classic Natural/Criollo as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.