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Leonel Rare d'Or: flavour profile and cigars like it

Leonel Rare d'Or is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Espinosa Laranja Hybrid and Octane by AJ Fernandez Hi-Octane Habano.

Leonel Rare d'Or cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: cigarworld.de. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Leonel Rare d'Or taste like?

No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.

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

WrapperNicaragua
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua, including Ligero-Seco
StrengthMedium as published by leonel-cigars.com
BodyFull-bodied
Made inNicaragua
Made byBrand owner and importer: Paul Bugge GmbH. Blender not disclosed.
SizesRobusto 5×56 · Toro 6×56 · 6 x 60

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

About Leonel Rare d'Or

The line. Leonel announced a Berlin preview for 28 November 2022. Sales began 29 November 2022. lifepr.de

The brand. Norbert and Daniel Höldke created Leonel in 2014. The release identifies Paul Bugge as producer-side partner. Leonel states that White and Rare are produced in Nicaragua. Exact facilities remain undisclosed. lifepr.de

Cigars like Leonel Rare d'Or

  1. Espinosa Laranja HybridClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Octane by AJ Fernandez Hi-Octane HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Montecristo 90th AnniversaryAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. A.J. Fernandez AmarAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. All Saints Saint FrancisOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.

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

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