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Kristoff GC Signature Series: flavour profile and cigars like it

Kristoff GC Signature Series is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Maduro Brazilian wrapper grown in Brazil and filler from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar and pepper.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years Celebration and Caldwell Lost & Found Pepper Cream Soda.

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

Kristoff GC Signature Series cigar
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What does Kristoff GC Signature Series taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • pepper and spice

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

WrapperBrazilian Maduro
BinderCuban Seed Honduran
FillerCuban Seed Dominican; Cuban Seed Honduran; Cuban Seed Nicaraguan
StrengthMedium to full as published by kristoff.com
BodyFull-bodied in review background
Made inDominican Republic
Made byKristoff Cigars; Glen Case
FactoryCharles Fairmorn factory, later reported as Tabacalera Von Eicken.
Sizes6 x 60 · Robusto 5.5×54 · Torpedo 6.25×52 · Churchill 7×50

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

What reviewers say

  • blindmanspuff.com: 92 points, Robusto, 5.5 x 54 (2021)In our words: The panel found wood, almonds, pepper, and a smooth retrohale. Its body assessment was medium.

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 GC Signature Series

The line. Released in 2011. GC uses founder Glen Case's initials. blindmanspuff.com

The brand. Glen Case established Kristoff in 2004. The initial line included Original Criollo and Original Maduro. kristoff.com

Cigars like Kristoff GC Signature Series

  1. Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years CelebrationClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step milder.
  2. Caldwell Lost & Found Pepper Cream SodaAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullSame Brazilian wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  3. La Aurora 1495Also fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more hay and herbs, about the same strength.
  4. Graycliff Chateau Grand CruAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  5. Kristoff NicaraguaOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more earth and leather, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.

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

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