Criollo wrapper · Medium
Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary 10th Anniversary Criollo: flavour profile and cigars like it
Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary 10th Anniversary Criollo is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium. It has a Criollo wrapper and filler from Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper, cocoa, fruit and herbs.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary and Alec Bradley Lineage.
What does Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary 10th Anniversary Criollo taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- fruit and floral
- hay and herbs
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Criollo Jamastrán |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduran |
| Filler | Honduran |
| Strength | Medium as published by oscartobacco.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co.; Jim Robinson and Oscar Valladares |
| Factory | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. factory, Danlí, Honduras |
| Sizes | Toro 6×52 · Sixty 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- CigarsLover Magazine tasting process (cigarslover.com), Toro, 6 x 52In our words: The review notes pepper, wood, earth, coffee, vegetal, and ripe-fruit impressions.
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 Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary 10th Anniversary Criollo
The line. The Criollo anniversary addition launched at PCA 2023 for Leaf by Oscar's tenth anniversary. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Leaf by Oscar began as Jim Robinson's Leaf and Bean house cigar. Robinson said in 2023 that merging his operations into Oscar Valladares had begun. cigar-coop.com
Cigars like Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary 10th Anniversary Criollo
- Leaf by Oscar 10th AnniversaryClosest matchCriollo wrapper · MediumSame Criollo wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Alec Bradley LineageAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- La Palina Blue LabelAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumAlso made in Honduras, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
- Foyle Classic Natural/CriolloAlso fitsCriollo wrapper · MediumSame Criollo wrapper family, also made in Honduras, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
- Eiroa The First 20 YearsOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, more cream and nuts, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary 10th Anniversary Criollo as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- oscartobacco.com/cigars/leaf-by-oscar-valladares/leaf-maduro-2
- cigar-coop.com/2023/06/cigar-news-oscar-valladares-tobacco-co-to-introduce-leaf-by-oscar-10th-anniversary-criollo.html
- cigarslover.com/1-honduras-leaf-by-oscar-10th-anniversary-criollo-toro
- cigarinspector.com/news/oscar-valladares-tobacco-co-announces-line-extensions-2012-sumatra-and-leaf-by-oscar-10th-anniversary-criollo