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La Rica Serie 2000: flavour profile and cigars like it
La Rica Serie 2000 is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a Maduro wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Casa 1910 Tierra Blanca and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Year of the Pausers.
What does La Rica Serie 2000 taste like?
- earth and leather
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan Maduro wrapper |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua; Condega, Estelí, and Jalapa are reported for the line. |
| Strength | Full as published by noblego.de |
| Body | Full-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Blender | John Atherton is credited as line initiator, not explicitly as blender. |
| Factory | Carlos Toraño – Latin Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., Estelí |
| Sizes | Figurado 4.5×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
About La Rica Serie 2000
The line. German retailer records call it La Rica's second line. French price records list it by 2013–14. cigarworld.de
The brand. John Atherton initiated La Rica and sister brand Chinchalero. Retailer coverage describes a European-market focus. cigarworld.de
Cigars like La Rica Serie 2000
- Casa 1910 Tierra BlancaClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · FullAbout the same strength.
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Year of the PausersAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Esteban Carreras HellcatAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Brick House MaduroAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Plasencia Cosecha 149One step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullA step milder.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named La Rica Serie 2000 as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.