Sumatra wrapper · Medium to full
Oz Family Cigars Karatoba: flavour profile and cigars like it
Oz Family Cigars Karatoba is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Sumatra wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Tatuaje Miami and Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa Claro.
What does Oz Family Cigars Karatoba taste like?
- cream and nuts
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sumatra-seed |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Dominican Republic |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by ozfamilycigars.com |
| Body | Medium-Full |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) |
| Factory | Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A. (NACSA), Nicaragua |
| Sizes | K50 Toro 6.5×50 · K52 Robusto 5×52 · K55 Robusto Extra 5.5×55 · K60 Gordo 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- bostonjimmie (stogiepress.com), Toro, 6½ x 50 (2025)In our words: The reviewer reported sweetness, cinnamon, earth, cream, and dark chocolate. The reviewer assessed medium strength.
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 Karatoba
The line. Released in April 2025 as the fourth regular-production line. It was the first made at NACSA. stogiepress.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 Karatoba
- Tatuaje MiamiClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa ClaroAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Padron 1926 Serie MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Rock-A-Feller Cigars HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Oliva Master Blend 3One step furtherBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Oz Family Cigars Karatoba as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.