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HVC Edicion Especial 2015: flavour profile and cigars like it

HVC Edicion Especial 2015 is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Maduro San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, pepper and cocoa.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Padrón Thousand Series Maduro and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-pressed Maduro.

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

HVC Edicion Especial 2015 cigar
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What does HVC Edicion Especial 2015 taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee

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

WrapperMexican San Andrés
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan, including Estelí and Jalapa tobacco per retailer description
StrengthMedium to full as published by cigars.com
BodyMedium to full
Made inNicaragua
Made byFábrica de Tabacos HVC S.A.
FactoryFábrica de Tabacos HVC S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua
SizesEspeciales 6.5×48

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

What reviewers say

  • leafenthusiast.com: 9.5 of 10, Original Toro, 6 x 52 (2016)In our words: Mocha, leather, and spice developed. The reviewer reported no construction problems.
  • premiumcigars.org, Especiales, 6 1/2 x 48 (2025)In our words: The review identifies three sampled Especiales. No numerical score was shown.

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 HVC Edicion Especial 2015

The line. The original regular-production line launched in 2015. HVC relaunched it in 2025 with box-pressed formats. es.halfwheel.com

The brand. Reinier Lorenzo founded HVC in 2011. HVC means Havana City and honors Havana. cigar-coop.com

Cigars like HVC Edicion Especial 2015

  1. Padrón Thousand Series MaduroClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-pressed MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Padron Black PB-97 NaturalAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Rocky Patel The Edge MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  5. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa SolitaOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named HVC Edicion Especial 2015 as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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