Habano wrapper · Mild to medium
La Palina Red Label: flavour profile and cigars like it
La Palina Red Label is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Gurkha Colección Especial Nicaragua and Imperiales Maduro.
What does La Palina Red Label taste like?
- earth and leather
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuadorian |
| Filler | Dominican Republic and Nicaragua |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by ohlonecigarlounge.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | La Palina Cigars |
| Blender | Bill Paley |
| Factory | PDR Cigars, Tamboril, Dominican Republic, for the 2015 configuration |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.5×50 · Toro 6.5×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- blindmanspuff.com: 87 points, Red Label Robusto, 5 x 52 (2015)In our words: Blind panel found medium strength and body. Draw and burn outperformed overall experience.
- cigaraficionado.com: 88 points, Red Label Robusto, 5 x 52 (2015)In our words: Earth and mineral notes led. The finish was described as chalky.
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 Red Label
The line. Red Label debuted at the 2015 IPCPR trade show. cigardojo.com
The brand. Samuel Paley founded Congress Cigar Factory in 1896. La Palina was named for Goldie Drell Paley. Bill Paley revived La Palina in 2010. La Palina says it owns brands and tobacco, not a factory. lapalinacigars.com
Cigars like La Palina Red Label
- Gurkha Colección Especial NicaraguaClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumA step stronger.
- Imperiales MaduroAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · MildAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step milder.
- AVO Syncro NicaraguaAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step stronger.
- Alec Bradley American Sun GrownAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore pepper and spice, a step stronger.
- Macanudo Cru RoyaleOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, a step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named La Palina Red Label as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.