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Horacio Pasión: flavour profile and cigars like it

Horacio Pasión is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth, pepper and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Habano and Kristoff Tres Compadres.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Horacio Pasión cigar
Single cigar. www.cigarworld.de.

What does Horacio Pasión taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • fruit and floral

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuador
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaraguan tobaccos from Estelí and Jalapa.
StrengthMedium as published by horacio-distribution.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byProdap, described as Horacio's creator; Not separately disclosed; Not disclosed
FactoryTabacalera PRODAP Cigars S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua
SizesPasión 42 5×42 · Pasión 44 5.98×44 · Pasión 48 5.51×48

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

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 Horacio Pasión

The line. Cigaroscope reported Pasión's French-market arrival in 2023. horacio-distribution.com

The brand. Horacio Distribution says the brand began in 2008. It coordinates worldwide distribution from Geneva. Cigaroscope identifies Prodap as Horacio's creator. OX is a premium Horacio-group brand. es.horacio-distribution.com

Cigars like Horacio Pasión

  1. Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich HabanoClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  2. Kristoff Tres CompadresAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
  3. Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
  4. West Tampa Tobacco WhiteAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
  5. Micallef ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Horacio Pasión as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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