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Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary: flavour profile and cigars like it

Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium. It has a Colorado 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 10th Anniversary Criollo and Alec Bradley Lineage.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: oscartobacco.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • 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?

WrapperCriollo Jamastrán
BinderHonduran
FillerHonduran
StrengthMedium as published by oscartobacco.com
BodyNot published
Made inHonduras
Made byOscar Valladares Tobacco & Co.; Jim Robinson and Oscar Valladares
FactoryOscar Valladares
SizesToro 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

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

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

  1. Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary 10th Anniversary CriolloClosest matchCriollo wrapper · MediumSame Criollo wrapper family, also made in Honduras, about the same strength.
  2. Alec Bradley LineageAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
  3. La Palina Blue LabelAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumAlso made in Honduras, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
  4. Foyle Classic Natural/CriolloAlso fitsCriollo wrapper · MediumSame Criollo wrapper family, also made in Honduras, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
  5. 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 as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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