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Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell Oscuro: flavour profile and cigars like it

Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell Oscuro is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Oscuro wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Leaf by Oscar Maduro and My Father La Antigüedad.

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

Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell Oscuro cigar
Cigar or packaging. Photo: neptunecigar.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell Oscuro taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

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

WrapperNicaraguan Jalapa Oscuro
BinderMexican
FillerHonduran
StrengthMedium to full as published by theburnable.com
BodyMedium-bodied
Made inHonduras
Made byOscar Valladares Tobacco & Co.
FactoryOscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. factory, Danlí, Honduras
SizesToro 6×52

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 Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell Oscuro

The line. Santa Clara distributed it from 2021. National distribution began at TPE 2023. theburnable.com

The brand. Oscar Valladares began independent production in Danli in 2012. oscartobacco.com

Cigars like Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell Oscuro

  1. Leaf by Oscar MaduroClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  2. My Father La AntigüedadAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  3. Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa ClaroAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
  4. C.L.E. CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  5. Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten MaduroOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell Oscuro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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