Habano wrapper · Medium to full
Oz Family Cigars Bosphorus: flavour profile and cigars like it
Oz Family Cigars Bosphorus is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Padron 1926 Serie Maduro and Tatuaje Miami.
What does Oz Family Cigars Bosphorus taste like?
- cream and nuts
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano 2000 |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuadorian Connecticut and Nicaraguan Jalapa |
| Filler | Nicaraguan, including Estelí, Jalapa, and Ometepe |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by ozfamilycigars.com |
| Body | Medium-Full |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Tabacalera La Alianza |
| Factory | Tabacalera La Alianza, Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Sizes | B50 4×50 · B52 5×52 · B54 6.5×54 · B55 5.5×55 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- bostonjimmie (stogiepress.com), Bosphorus B54, 6½ x 54 (2023)In our words: The reviewer found pepper, sweetness, cream, espresso, caramel, dark chocolate, and cinnamon.
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 Oz Family Cigars Bosphorus
The line. Launched in 2022. Production moved to La Alianza in November 2022. The wrapper changed to Ecuadorian Habano 2000. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Cano Ozgener founded CAO. Tim Ozgener launched OZ Family Cigars in 2022 after the family sold CAO. ozfamilycigars.com
Cigars like Oz Family Cigars Bosphorus
- Padron 1926 Serie MaduroClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAbout the same strength.
- Tatuaje MiamiAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore earth and leather, about the same strength.
- CigarKings MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Apostate The ZarahemlaAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Kristoff VengeanceOne step furtherBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Oz Family Cigars Bosphorus as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.