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Juan López Selección No. 1: flavour profile and cigars like it

Juan López Selección No. 1 is a medium to full hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention graham cracker, walnut, wood, salted caramel and leather.

On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with earth and leather behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Oliva Flor de Oliva and CAO Brazilia.

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What does Juan López Selección No. 1 taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • graham cracker
  • walnut
  • wood
  • salted caramel
  • leather

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

WrapperCuban leaf
BinderCuban
FillerCuban long filler
StrengthMedium to full
Made byHabanos S.A. (Cuba)
SizesSelección No. 1 Corona Gorda 5.625x46

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide. Cuban cigars generally can't be legally imported into the United States.

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: easy draw, woody notes with cocoa and creamy finish.

Some say: limited flavor range.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in Poland.

Cigars like Juan López Selección No. 1

  1. Oliva Flor de Oliva72% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · MediumLess caramel sweetness, a step milder.
  2. CAO Brazilia70% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullMore fruit and flowers, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
  3. Perdomo Lot 23 Sun Grown67% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumMore cedar and wood, less caramel sweetness, a step milder.
  4. Montecristo No. 267% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more caramel sweetness, less cream and nuts, same strength.
  5. Davidoff Winston Churchill66% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumMore cocoa and coffee, less earth and leather, a step milder.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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