Cigar atlas · Mild-medium to medium
Gilbert de Montsalvat Signature Line: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gilbert de Montsalvat Signature Line is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild-medium to medium. It has a wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, earth and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are AVO Classic and El Artista Cimarron.
What does Gilbert de Montsalvat Signature Line taste like?
- cream and nuts
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican Republic tobacco |
| Filler | Dominican Republic tobacco |
| Strength | Mild-medium to medium as published by zigarrenversand.ch |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Raymondo Bernasconi |
| Factory | Tabacalera Diaz Cabrera |
| Sizes | Gordo 5.98×60 · Gran Robusto 5.51×54 · Robusto 5×50 · Chubby 4.25×60 · Short Robusto 3.98×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Luca Cominelli (cigarslover.com), Gordo, 6 x 60 (2026)In our words: The review rated the Gordo 90. It described medium strength, earth, nuts, and spice.
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 Gilbert de Montsalvat Signature Line
The line. The maker says Raymondo involved a former Davidoff production and quality-control head. kohlhase-soehne.com
The brand. Swiss creator Raymondo Bernasconi first made the brand for himself. Gilbert is a fictional literary character. kohlhase-soehne.com
Cigars like Gilbert de Montsalvat Signature Line
- AVO ClassicClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- El Artista CimarronAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado OrangeAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Dalay IstanbulAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Micallef ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumMore cedar and wood, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gilbert de Montsalvat Signature Line as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.