Sumatra wrapper · Mild-medium to medium-full
Oscar Valladares Leaf by Oscar: flavour profile and cigars like it
Oscar Valladares Leaf by Oscar is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is mild-medium to medium-full. It has a Maduro Sumatra wrapper grown in Honduras, Ecuador and Nicaragua and filler from Honduras. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Alec Bradley Kintsugi and Leaf by Oscar Sumatra.
What does Oscar Valladares Leaf by Oscar 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?
| Wrapper | Connecticut: Honduran Connecticut Puro; Sumatra: Ecuadorian Sumatra; Corojo: Honduran Corojo Puro; Maduro: Nicaraguan Jalapa |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduras |
| Filler | Honduras |
| Strength | Mild-medium to medium-full as published by leafbyoscarcigar.com |
| Body | Medium for the reviewed Corojo only |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co.; Jim Robinson / Leaf by Oscar Distribution holds United States selling rights; not disclosed for the current variants |
| Factory | Unnamed Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. production facility in Danlí, Honduras |
| Sizes | Toro 6×50 · Double Toro / Gordo 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Tom (thecigarsmokingman.com) (2020)In our words: The reviewer called the Corojo medium in strength and body. The published 90 has no stated denominator.
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 Leaf by Oscar
The line. The line began as Leaf and Bean by Oscar. Robinson retained United States selling rights. oscartobacco.com
The brand. The brand began as a Leaf and Bean house cigar for Jim Robinson's Pittsburgh shop. Oscar Valladares manufactures the line. Jim Robinson's distribution site represents Leaf by Oscar and Island Jim. leafbyoscarcigar.com
Cigars like Oscar Valladares Leaf by Oscar
- Alec Bradley KintsugiClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Leaf by Oscar SumatraAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado OrangeAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Maria Mancini ClassicAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
- Aliados OriginalOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Oscar Valladares Leaf by Oscar as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.