Habano wrapper · Medium
Gold Star regular production: flavour profile and cigars like it
Gold Star regular production is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to herbs.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Hooten Young Ma Deuce and Don Lino Connecticut.
What does Gold Star regular production taste like?
- hay and herbs
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano 2000 |
|---|---|
| Binder | Indonesian Sumatra |
| Filler | Dominican and Connecticut Broadleaf |
| Strength | Medium as published by cigar-coop.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | United Cigars |
| Factory | Tabacalera William Ventura |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×52 · Toro 6×54 · Gordo 6.5×60 |
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): 88 points, Toro, 6 x 54 (2025)In our words: The review found medium strength and body, strong construction, and a medium complexity.
- Aaron Loomis (developingpalates.com): 5.65 of 10, Robusto, 5 x 52 (2025)In our words: This team review praised burn and draw, while reviewers found the flavour limited.
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 Gold Star regular production
The line. A 1995 Gold Star became dormant. United revived it in 2024, then launched regular production in 2025. cigar-coop.com
The brand. United’s Gold Star page presents the brand’s Connecticut tobacco-farming inspiration. Cigar Coop reports United revived dormant Gold Star in 2024 and made it regular production in 2025. unitedcigargroup.com
Cigars like Gold Star regular production
- Hooten Young Ma DeuceClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Don Lino ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Crux EpicureAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumA step milder.
- Ashton Heritage Puro SolAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- AVO XOOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Gold Star regular production as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.