Brazilian wrapper · Medium to full
Kristoff Ligero Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
Kristoff Ligero Maduro 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 and Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Cavalier Genève Geneve Inner Circle and San Lotano Oval.
What does Kristoff Ligero Maduro taste like?
- earth and leather
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Brazilian Maduro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Cuban Seed Dominican |
| Filler | Cuban Seed Dominican and Cuban Seed Honduran |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by kristoff.com |
| Body | Full-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Kristoff Cigars, brand company |
| Factory | Charles Fairmorn factory / Tabacalera Von Eicken S.R.L. |
| 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
- cigaraficionado.com: 88 points, Lancero, 7.5 x 40 (2021)In our words: Pine, lemon, metallic, and earthy notes appeared in the reviewed Lancero.
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 Ligero Maduro
The line. The maker says this blend has twice the ligero leaf. kristoff.com
The brand. Glen Case established Kristoff Cigars in 2004. The maker describes handrolled, entubado, draw-tested cigars. Cigar Coop reports Case initially used Exclusive Cigars. It reports Kristoff Cigars became the company name around 2010. kristoff.com
Cigars like Kristoff Ligero Maduro
- Cavalier Genève Geneve Inner CircleClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- San Lotano OvalAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Laura Chavin Invincible Black EditionAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- León Jimenes Double MaduroAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullSame Brazilian wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Raices Cubanas Liga De ReyesOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Kristoff Ligero Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.