Brazilian wrapper · Medium
Kristoff Habano: flavour profile and cigars like it
Kristoff Habano is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Brazilian wrapper grown in Brazil and filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, cocoa, cream, cedar and earth.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Silencio Blue and Bossner Black Edition.
What does Kristoff Habano taste like?
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Brazilian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Brazilian Sumatra |
| Filler | Nicaraguan Habano; Dominican Habano |
| 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 · 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
- holts.com, Robusto, 5.5 x 54 (2023)In our words: The reviewer noted red pepper, cedar, and black coffee. It found some late bitterness.
- humoytabaco.com, Matador, 6.5 x 56 (2019)In our words: The review noted pecan, pepper, chocolate, cream, earth, and leather.
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 Habano
The line. Searched sources did not state a launch date. Holt's identifies the name as referring to its Cuban-seed wrapper. holts.com
The brand. Glen Case established Kristoff in 2004. The initial line included Original Criollo and Original Maduro. kristoff.com
Cigars like Kristoff Habano
- Silencio BlueClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Bossner Black EditionAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Kristoff MaduroAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · MediumSame Brazilian wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Meerapfel MaestranzaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumLess pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Byron 1850One step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumMore cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Kristoff Habano as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.