Connecticut wrapper · Medium
Laura Chavin Classic Line: flavour profile and cigars like it
Laura Chavin Classic Line is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Casa Cuevas Reserva Natural and RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance EC XVIII.
What does Laura Chavin Classic Line taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican Republic |
| Filler | Dominican Republic; six tobacco varieties |
| Strength | Medium as published by zigarrenversand.ch |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Günther Schichl |
| Factory | Tabacalera Altagracia |
| Sizes | No. 33 Corona 5.5×43 · No. 44 Torpedo 6×51 · No. 66 Churchill 7×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigarslover.com, Classic No. 99 Edition 2019 (2021)In our words: The review found balanced sweetness, wood, nuts, spice, and medium strength.
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 Laura Chavin Classic Line
The line. Edition 2019 relaunched the Classic Line with eight formats. cigarjournal.com
The brand. Helmut Bührle began the brand in 1992. Its first Dominican cigars appeared at Intertabac in 1998. Willi Knopf acquired Laura Chavin Cigar GmbH operating assets in 2017. Cigar Company Willi Knopf later owned the brand. laurachavincigars.com
Cigars like Laura Chavin Classic Line
- Casa Cuevas Reserva NaturalClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- RoMa Craft Tobac Intemperance EC XVIIIAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Samaná 1756 SeriesAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- PDR 1878 Capa Sun GrownAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years CelebrationOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Laura Chavin Classic Line as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.