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Partagás De Luxe (Tubos): flavour profile and cigars like it

Partagás De Luxe (Tubos) is a full hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban filler (length not stated by sources read) filler. Published tasting notes mention leather, earth, wood, vanilla, red apple and caramel.

On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with caramel sweetness behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Cohiba Espléndidos and Montecristo No. 2.

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What does Partagás De Luxe (Tubos) taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • leather
  • earth
  • wood
  • vanilla
  • red apple
  • caramel

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperCuban leaf
BinderCuban
FillerCuban filler (length not stated by sources read)
StrengthFull
Made byHabanos S.A. (Cuba)
SizesDe Luxe (Cremas, aluminium tube) 5.5x40

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide. Cuban cigars generally can't be legally imported into the United States.

What smokers and critics say

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in Canada.

Cigars like Partagás De Luxe (Tubos)

  1. Cohiba Espléndidos74% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more fruit and flowers, a step milder.
  2. Montecristo No. 272% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more cream and nuts, less earth and leather, a step milder.
  3. Drew Estate Undercrown Maduro70% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore cocoa and coffee, less cedar and wood, a step milder.
  4. La Aroma de Cuba Pasión61% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, less fruit and flowers, a step milder.
  5. Partagás Serie D No. 561% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more pepper and spice, less earth and leather, same strength.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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