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HVC Hot Cake Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it

HVC Hot Cake Maduro 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 fruit, cream, earth, pepper and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Cavalier Genève Genéve Black Series II Viso Jalapa and Horacio Classic.

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

HVC Hot Cake Maduro cigar
Single cigar pictured. Photo: klarocigars.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does HVC Hot Cake Maduro taste like?

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

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

WrapperMexican San Andrés Maduro
BinderNicaraguan Corojo 99 from Jalapa, plus Corojo 98 from Estelí
FillerNicaraguan Corojo 2006 Maduro viso
StrengthMedium to full as published by cigaraficionado.com
BodyMedium
Made inNicaragua
Made byHVC Cigars; brand owner and blender Reinier Lorenzo.
FactoryTABSA / Aganorsa Leaf factory, Estelí. Sources use both factory names.
SizesCorona Gorda 5.625×46 · Laguito No. 4 4.5×52 · Laguito No. 5 6×54

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

What reviewers say

  • cigaraficionado.com: 90 points, Laguito No. 4, 4 1/2 x 52 (2020)In our words: Leathery and fruity, with black cherry and licorice. Burn and draw were even.
  • stogiepress.com: 95 points, Laguito No. 5, 6 x 54 (2021)In our words: Two samples showed floral pepper, sweetness and cream. Burn became slightly uneven.

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 Maduro

The line. Hot Cake followed the 2016 Pan Caliente limited edition. It shipped in July 2020. stogiepress.com

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

Cigars like HVC Hot Cake Maduro

  1. Cavalier Genève Genéve Black Series II Viso JalapaClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  2. Horacio ClassicAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  3. Angel 1899Also fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  4. Padron Black PB-97 MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less earth and leather, a step stronger.
  5. Foundation Cigars OriginalOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less cream and nuts, a step milder.

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

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