Candela wrapper · Mild to mild-medium · Limited release
La Palina Fuego Verde: flavour profile and cigars like it
La Palina Fuego Verde is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild to mild-medium. It has a Candela Candela wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to sweetness, herbs, cream, cedar and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are La Galera Connecticut and J.C. Newman Cigar Co. Sarzedas.
What does La Palina Fuego Verde taste like?
- natural sweetness
- hay and herbs
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Honduran Candela |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduras |
| Filler | Nicaraguan long fillers |
| Strength | Mild to mild-medium as published by neptunecigar.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | General Cigar Dominicana |
| Factory | General Cigar Dominicana |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.5×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- leafenthusiast.com: 9 of 10, Robusto, 5½ × 50 (2017)In our words: Grass, wood, hay, and sweetness appeared. Construction caused no smoking problems.
- 4.27 out of 5 from 12 customer reviews at neptunecigar.com (Robusto, 5½ × 50)
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 Fuego Verde
The line. Fuego Verde launched in March 2017 as a seasonal Candela release. cigardojo.com
The brand. Samuel Paley founded Congress Cigar Factory in Chicago in 1896. Its first range was La Palina, named for Goldie Drell Paley. Bill Paley revived the brand in 2010. lapalinacigars.com
Cigars like La Palina Fuego Verde
- La Galera ConnecticutClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- J.C. Newman Cigar Co. SarzedasAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MildMore cedar and wood, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten NaturalAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
- Brick House Double ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MildMore cedar and wood, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Samaná Classic LineOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MildAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named La Palina Fuego Verde as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.