Corojo wrapper · Full
Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo: flavour profile and cigars like it
Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo is a full hand-made cigar. It has a Nicaraguan Corojo Oscuro wrapper over Nicaraguan filler. Published tasting notes mention cedar, leather, anise, toasty and pungent spice.
On our flavour map it leans toward cedar and wood, with pepper and spice behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Rocky Patel Sun Grown and Partagás Serie D No. 5.
What does Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo taste like?
- cedar
- leather
- anise
- toasty
- pungent spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan Corojo Oscuro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Full |
| Made by | Joya de Nicaragua S.A. (Nicaragua) |
| Sizes | Poderoso 6x54 · La Niveladora 6x52 · El Martillo 5.5x54 · Peligroso 5x44 · La Pesadilla 4.75x60 · Azarosa 4.5x52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
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Cigars like Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo
- Rocky Patel Sun Grown69% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, less caramel sweetness, a step milder.
- Partagás Serie D No. 568% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanMore fruit and flowers, less cedar and wood, same strength.
- Plasencia Alma Fuerte68% flavour matchNicaraguan · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more fruit and flowers, less cedar and wood, a step milder.
- Montecristo No. 567% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanMore earth and leather, less cedar and wood, a step milder.
- Ashton VSG (Virgin Sun Grown)65% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · FullMore earth and leather, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.