Connecticut wrapper · Medium
Hiram & Solomon Entered Apprentice: flavour profile and cigars like it
Hiram & Solomon Entered Apprentice is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper and filler from the United States. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Apostate The Endowment and Don Lino Connecticut.
What does Hiram & Solomon Entered Apprentice taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Shade, Talanga |
|---|---|
| Binder | Connecticut Shade, Talanga |
| Filler | Habano Ometepe, Pennsylvania, Paraguay |
| Strength | Medium as published by andredias95.com |
| Body | Mild to medium |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | PDR Cigars (Tabacalera PDR), manufacturing partner; Hiram & Solomon Cigars, brand owner |
| Factory | PDR Cigars Tamboril, Dominican Republic |
| Sizes | Toro 6×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Zane G. and five Blind Man's Puff panelists: 91 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2018)In our words: The panel found mild-medium strength and medium body. This predates the reported new blend.
- André Dias (andredias95.com): 90 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2023)In our words: The review calls it medium-bodied and medium-strength. It identifies the reviewed product as a new blend.
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 Hiram & Solomon Entered Apprentice
The line. A 2018 review reports a 2015 release and Plasencia production. A 2023 review identifies a new blend from PDR. blindmanspuff.com
The brand. The brand identifies Freemasonry as its inspiration. It says its current cigars are handcrafted in the Dominican Republic. Fouad Kashouty and George Dakrat are identified as founders in historical reviews. Historical sources show Plasencia, Ventura, and PDR production claims. hiramandsolomoncigars.com
Cigars like Hiram & Solomon Entered Apprentice
- Apostate The EndowmentClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Don Lino ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Casa Cuevas Reserva NaturalAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Alec Bradley Do Not DisturbAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Kristoff It's a BoyOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Hiram & Solomon Entered Apprentice as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- hiramandsolomoncigars.com/core-line/entered-apprentice
- blindmanspuff.com/blind-cigar-review-hiram-solomon-entered-apprentice-toro
- andredias95.com/826-hiram-solomon-entered-apprentice-toro-new-blend
- atlanticcigar.com/hiram-solomon-entered-apprentice-gran-toro
- cigarworld.de/en/Zigarren/Dominikanische%2BRepublik/Hiram%2B%26amp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3B%2BSolomon%2BEntered%2BApprentice_90014573
- rauchr.de/zigarren/dominikanische-republik/hiram-amp-solomon-entered-apprentice-connecticut-toro-6x52-90014573_55093