Habano wrapper · Medium
Hooten Young Operation Gothic Serpent: flavour profile and cigars like it
Hooten Young Operation Gothic Serpent is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Oscuro Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Crux Epicure Habano and Curivari Seleccion Privada Natural.
What does Hooten Young Operation Gothic Serpent 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 | Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | aged Nicaraguan tobacco |
| Strength | Medium as published by hootenyoung.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Hooten Young, brand owner; manufacturing partner not disclosed |
| Sizes | Toro 6×50 · Torpedo 6×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
About Hooten Young Operation Gothic Serpent
The line. Norm Hooten said the cigar began for the 2018 25th anniversary. The later 30th anniversary is a separate blend. recoilweb.com
The brand. A Hooten Young release identifies former Special Operations soldier Norm Hooten and Tim Young as founders. The original Gothic Serpent marked the 2018 25th anniversary. The 30th Anniversary is separately blended by Eladio Diaz. hootenyoung.com
Cigars like Hooten Young Operation Gothic Serpent
- Crux Epicure HabanoClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Curivari Seleccion Privada NaturalAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Foundation Cigars OriginalAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Colección Especial NicaraguaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Micallef Herencia HabanoOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Hooten Young Operation Gothic Serpent as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.