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Laura Chavin Virginy: flavour profile and cigars like it

Laura Chavin Virginy is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, cocoa, sweetness and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are God of Fire KKP Special Reserve and Arturo Fuente Don Carlos.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Laura Chavin Virginy cigar
Single cigar. www.cigarworld.de.

What does Laura Chavin Virginy taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness
  • fruit and floral

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperDominican Republic, current official recipe.
BinderDominican Republic
FillerDominican Republic, including Carbonell's Olor Dominican Virgen in the line description.
StrengthMedium as published by hacico.de
BodyNot published
Made inDominican Republic
Made byLaura Chavin Cigar Company, owned by Willi Knopf since 2017; Günther Schichl's unnamed Tabacalera; not publicly named
FactoryTabacalera Altagracia, Dominican Republic.
SizesNo. 1 Toro 5.51×53 · No. 2 Belicoso 4.53×51 · No. 3 Lonsdale 7.48×43

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • cigares.com: 8.9 of 10, No. 1 ToroIn our words: The review describes mild strength and walnut, caramel, floral, wood, coffee, and vanilla.

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 Virginy

The line. Virginy was introduced during the brand's 2019 relaunch. cigarslover.com

The brand. Helmut Bührle created the brand in 1992. First cigars appeared at Intertabac in 1998. Willi Knopf acquired it in 2017. laurachavincigars.com

Cigars like Laura Chavin Virginy

  1. God of Fire KKP Special ReserveClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  2. Arturo Fuente Don CarlosAlso fitsCameroon wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less natural sweetness, a step stronger.
  3. VegaFina 1998Also fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more earth and leather, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
  4. Samaná 1756 SeriesAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  5. Gurkha Cellar Reserve 21 YearOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Laura Chavin Virginy as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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