Habano wrapper · Medium to full
Oscar Valladares The Oscar Habano: flavour profile and cigars like it
Oscar Valladares The Oscar Habano is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Colorado Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Honduras and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth, pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are La Gloria Cubana Esteli and Casa Carrillo Ascend Cigars.
What does Oscar Valladares The Oscar Habano taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduras |
| Filler | Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by oscartobacco.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. |
| Factory | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co., Danlí, Honduras |
| Sizes | Not listed |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Dojo (cigardojo.com): 90 points, Robusto 5×50 (2017-03-07)In our words: Earth, minerals, cedar and pepper shifted toward cream, coffee and chocolate. The initially tight draw improved. Construction impressed more than complexity.
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 The Oscar Habano
The line. The Oscar Habano launched in 2016. It introduced mold-shaped blue boxes and removable Candela sleeves. A March 2017 Robusto review documents the original release. Maduro followed in 2017, and Connecticut joined in 2023. cigardojo.com
The brand. See the linked Oscar Valladares brand history. oscartobacco.com
Cigars like Oscar Valladares The Oscar Habano
- La Gloria Cubana EsteliClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- Casa Carrillo Ascend CigarsAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, about the same strength.
- AVO ExpresivoAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Black Works Studio NBKAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Alfambra El BrujitoOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Oscar Valladares The Oscar Habano as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.