Cigar atlas · Medium to full
Paradiso Quintessence: flavour profile and cigars like it
Paradiso Quintessence is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, cocoa and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust 10th Jubilee and Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Maduro).
What does Paradiso Quintessence taste like?
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador H-2000 |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by ashtondistributors.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | My Father Cigars S.A. |
| Factory | My Father Cigars S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Churchill 7.01×49 · Epicure 5.98×52 · Majestic 5.98×60 · Robusto 5.51×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado tasting panel (cigaraficionado.com): 95 points, Churchill, 7 x 49 (2022)In our words: Coffee bean, baking spices and a cappuccino finish were reported.
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 Paradiso Quintessence
The line. Quintessence joined Paradiso in 2016. kohlhase-soehne.com
The brand. The Levin family launched Paradiso in 2007 with José 'Pepin' García in Estelí. Paradiso is the international Ashton name for San Cristobal. Indexed sources report identical blends and formats. kohlhase-soehne.com
Cigars like Paradiso Quintessence
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust 10th JubileeClosest matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Maduro)Also fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- West Tampa Tobacco BlackAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Camacho NicaraguaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAbout the same strength.
- Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa ClaroOne step furtherSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Paradiso Quintessence as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.