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Perla del Mar Corojo: flavour profile and cigars like it

Perla del Mar Corojo is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper over Nicaraguan, long filler. Published tasting notes mention wood, cream, earth, dried fruit and pepper.

On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are El Rey del Mundo Choix Suprême and Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon.

What does Perla del Mar Corojo taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • wood
  • cream
  • earth
  • dried fruit
  • pepper

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

WrapperEcuadorian Corojo
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan, long filler
StrengthMedium
Made byJ.C. Newman Cigar Co., rolled at PENSA, Estelí, Nicaragua
SizesRobusto 4.75x52 · Toro 6.25x54 · Double Toro 6x60 · Corona Gorda 5.5x46

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

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

Cigars like Perla del Mar Corojo

  1. El Rey del Mundo Choix Suprême73% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanMore fruit and flowers, less earth and leather, a step milder.
  2. Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Cameroon68% flavour matchCameroon wrapper · MediumMore fruit and flowers, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
  3. Punch Rare Corojo61% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullLess cream and nuts, a step stronger.
  4. Romeo y Julieta Romeo No. 261% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanLess cream and nuts, same strength.
  5. La Aroma de Cuba Pasión59% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, less fruit and flowers, a step stronger.

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

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