Cigar atlas · Mild
Leonel P-Series: flavour profile and cigars like it
Leonel P-Series is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild. It has a Claro wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, fruit, earth, pepper, cocoa, sweetness and herbs.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Diamond Crown and Oscar Valladares The Oscar Connecticut.
What does Leonel P-Series taste like?
- cedar and wood
- fruit and floral
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
- hay and herbs
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan Claro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua and Panamá |
| Strength | Mild as published by leonel-cigars.com |
| Body | Mild |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Paul Bugge GmbH is Leonel’s contact and importer. Manufacturer, legal owner, and named blender remain undisclosed. |
| Sizes | 640 Double Toro 6.06×64 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Journal (cigarworld.de): 90 points, 640 Double Toro (2019)In our words: It noted chili, dried fruit, bread, leather, exotic fruit, bitterness, and salt.
- Cigar Journal (cigarworld.de): 88 points, 640 Double Toro (2019)In our words: It noted nougat, chocolate, fruit acidity, tea, cedar, coffee, herbs, and pepper.
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 Leonel P-Series
The line. The maker calls this Leonel’s first blend using Panamá tobacco. Cigarworld listed its Double Toro by 28 September 2017. leonel-cigars.com
The brand. Leonel’s public contact is Paul Bugge GmbH. Its legal ownership and exact manufacturer are not stated. A 2014 LifePR profile credits Norbert and Daniel Höldke with creating Leonel. Cigarworld records Leonel Original from 2010, creating a date conflict. The maker site links Leonel contact to Paul Bugge GmbH. Cigarworld identifies Paul Bugge GmbH as importer on Leonel product pages. No source explicitly labels a legal brand owner or a named blender. leonel-cigars.com
Cigars like Leonel P-Series
- Diamond CrownClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MildMore cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Oscar Valladares The Oscar ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MildMore cream and nuts, less hay and herbs, about the same strength.
- Micallef ReataAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, less cocoa and coffee, a step stronger.
- J.C. Newman Cigar Co. SarzedasAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MildAlso made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)One step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less hay and herbs, a step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Leonel P-Series as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.