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Plasencia Reserva Original: flavour profile and cigars like it

Plasencia Reserva Original is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Nicaraguan certified organic tobacco wrapper over Nicaraguan (Estelí, Condega, Jalapa) filler. Published tasting notes mention caramel, cocoa, marzipan, nuts and cedar.

On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Montecristo Open Eagle and Vegas de Santiago D8.

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What does Plasencia Reserva Original taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • caramel
  • cocoa
  • marzipan
  • nuts
  • cedar

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

WrapperNicaraguan certified organic tobacco
BinderNicaraguan
FillerNicaraguan (Estelí, Condega, Jalapa)
StrengthMedium
Made byPlasencia Cigars (Nicaragua)
SizesCorona Corta 3.875x48 · Nesticos 4.5x36 · Robusto 4.75x52 · Cortez 5.75x56 · Toro 6x50

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

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: creamy toasted almond, even burn, smooth draw and great value.

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 Australia, Poland, the Nordics, Estonia and Germany.

Cigars like Plasencia Reserva Original

  1. Montecristo Open Eagle74% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanMore fruit and flowers, less pepper and spice, same strength.
  2. Vegas de Santiago D873% flavour matchH2000 leaf, grown in Ecuador · MediumMore earth and leather, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
  3. Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection72% flavour matchCorojo wrapper · MediumNicaraguan filler too, more earth and leather, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
  4. My Father Flor de las Antillas71% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullNicaraguan filler too, more earth and leather, a step stronger.
  5. Flor de Copán Classic (Línea Clásica)71% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumMore cream and nuts, 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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