Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
HVC Hot Cake Golden Line Ct: flavour profile and cigars like it
HVC Hot Cake Golden Line Ct is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Colorado claro Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Casa Cuevas Reserva Natural and Espinosa Crema.
What does HVC Hot Cake Golden Line Ct taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan, from Jalapa and Estelí |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by cigaraficionado.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | HVC Cigars; brand owner and blender Reinier Lorenzo. |
| Factory | Fábrica de Tabacos HVC S.A. de Reinier Lorenzo, Estelí. |
| Sizes | Corona Gorda 5.625×46 · Laguito No. 4 4.5×52 · Laguito No. 5 6×54 · Gran Cañon 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- blindmanspuff.com: 92 points, Laguito No. 5, 6 x 54 (2023)In our words: Cream, cedar, sweetness and baking spices. Construction scored strongly.
- cigaraficionado.com: 91 points, Gran Cañon, 6 x 60 (2023)In our words: Creamy smoke showed cedar, baking spice, vanilla and a nutty finish.
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 Hot Cake Golden Line Ct
The line. A regular-production Connecticut release debuted at PCA 2023. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Reinier Lorenzo founded HVC in 2011. HVC means Havana City. cigar-coop.com
Cigars like HVC Hot Cake Golden Line Ct
- Casa Cuevas Reserva NaturalClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Espinosa CremaAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance EC XVIIIAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
- Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)Also fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Alec Bradley American ClassicOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named HVC Hot Cake Golden Line Ct as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- cigar-coop.com/2023/06/cigar-news-hvc-hot-cake-golden-line-to-debut-at-2023-pca-trade-show.html
- blindmanspuff.com/hvc-hot-cake-golden-line-laguito-no-5-blind-cigar-review
- neptunecigar.com/cigar/hvc-hot-cake-golden-line-connecticut
- atlanticcigar.com/hvc-hot-cake-golden-line-connecticut-corona-gorda-5-5-8x46
- cigaraficionado.com/ratings/24848/name/hvc-hot-cakes-golden-line-connecticut-gran-canon