Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Leonel White: flavour profile and cigars like it
Leonel White is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in the United States and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, cocoa and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Esteban Carreras White Label and A.J. Fernandez New World Connecticut.
What does Leonel White taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- cocoa and coffee
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Shade, USA |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua, from Condega, Estelí, and Jalapa |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by leonel-cigars.com |
| Body | Mild-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Brand owner and importer: Paul Bugge GmbH. Blender not disclosed. |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×56 · Perla 4×42 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- André Charuto Dias (andredias95.com), White Robusto (2018)In our words: The reviewer found creamy hazelnut, wood, milk chocolate, and strawberry-jam notes.
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 White
The line. Cigarworld records the White Robusto in its assortment since 17 September 2018. cigarworld.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 White
- Esteban Carreras White LabelClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- A.J. Fernandez New World ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Black Works Studio Killer Bee ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, a step stronger.
- Southern Draw Rose of SharonAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Diamond CrownOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, more natural sweetness, less cocoa and coffee, a step milder.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Leonel White as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.