San Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-full
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrel Fermented: flavour profile and cigars like it
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrel Fermented is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are All Saints Dedicacion and Esteban Carreras Hellcat.
What does Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrel Fermented 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 | Kentucky fire-cured, barrel-fermented tapa negra over Mexican San Andrés base wrapper; not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Kentucky fire-cured and Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by pappyco.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Pappy & Company collaborator; Drew Estate; not disclosed on current Barrel Fermented pages |
| Factory | La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate, Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.25×52 · Toro 6×54 · Churchill 7×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Ellory Wells (cigarscore.com): 4 of 5, Toro, 6 x 52 (2020-02-09)In our words: Reviewer found smoky flavours and gave the Toro a four-point CigarScore.
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 Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrel Fermented
The line. The 2014 Family Reserve release changed name and blend. Barrel Fermented and Tradition became separate expressions. cigardojo.com
The brand. Drew Estate makes the cigar collection with Pappy & Company, the Van Winkle family lifestyle brand. drewestate.com
Cigars like Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrel Fermented
- All Saints DedicacionClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Esteban Carreras HellcatAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Nasser The Goat by A.J. Fernandez The GoatAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Rocky Patel Vintage 2006 San AndreasAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Casa 1910 Cavalry EditionOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrel Fermented as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- drewestate.com/products/pappy-van-winkle/pappy-van-winkle-barrel-fermented
- pappyco.com/blogs/the-pappy-way/cigars-101-cigar-layers
- cigardojo.com/2017/10/pappy-van-winkle-tradition-belicoso-fino
- pappyco.com/collections/barrel-fermented-cigars/products/pappy-van-winkle-barrel-fermented-cigars-toro
- cigarscore.com/cigar-reviews
- cigarscore.com/cigar-review-pappy-van-winkle-barrel-fermented-toro