Cigar atlas · Medium to medium-full
La Palina 125 Años: flavour profile and cigars like it
La Palina 125 Años is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Muestra de Saka Unicorn Diademas Deluxe and Sencillo Black.
What does La Palina 125 Años taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan secret blend |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan secret blend |
| Filler | Nicaraguan secret blend |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by developingpalates.com |
| Body | Medium to medium-full in a four-reviewer assessment |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | La Palina Cigars; Oliva Cigar Co.; Undisclosed |
| Factory | TABOLISA, Estelí |
| Sizes | Gran Robusto 5.5×54 · Toro 6.25×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- developingpalates.com, Toro, 6.25 x 52 (2022)In our words: Aaron found oak, spice, mocha, and earth. He scored the reviewed cigar 6.10.
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 La Palina 125 Años
The line. The line marked La Palina’s 125th anniversary. Its initial release was December 2021. lapalinacigars.com
The brand. Samuel Paley founded La Palina in 1896. The brand retired when he did in 1926. Bill Paley revived it in 2009. cigar-coop.com
Cigars like La Palina 125 Años
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Muestra de Saka Unicorn Diademas DeluxeClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Sencillo BlackAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- HVC Havana City Seleccion No.1 MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Curivari Buenaventura MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Sindicato MaduroOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named La Palina 125 Años as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.