Criollo wrapper · Medium
Kristoff Criollo: flavour profile and cigars like it
Kristoff Criollo is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Colorado maduro Criollo wrapper grown in Cuba and Honduras and filler from Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Caldwell The King Is Dead and Gurkha Classic Havana Blend.
What does Kristoff Criollo taste like?
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Cuban Seed Honduran Criollo |
|---|---|
| Binder | Cuban Seed Dominican |
| Filler | Cuban Seed Dominican; Cuban Seed Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium as published by kristoff.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Kristoff Cigars; Glen Case |
| Factory | Charles Fairmorn factory, later reported as Tabacalera Von Eicken. |
| Sizes | Matador 6.5×56 · Robusto 5.5×54 · Torpedo 6.25×52 · Churchill 7×50 · Lancero 7.5×40 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- kaplowitz.blogspot.com, Robusto, 5.5 x 54 (2017)In our words: The review noted baking spice and molasses. It reported an imperfect burn.
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 Kristoff Criollo
The line. Original Criollo was one of Kristoff's two initial blends in 2004. premiumcigars.org
The brand. Glen Case established Kristoff in 2004. The initial line included Original Criollo and Original Maduro. kristoff.com
Cigars like Kristoff Criollo
- Caldwell The King Is DeadClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Classic Havana BlendAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- My Father La Gran OfertaAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Jaime Garcia ReservaAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullA step stronger.
- Saint Luis Rey Carenas UltramarOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullA step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Kristoff Criollo as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.