Cuban wrapper · Mild to medium
Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas: flavour profile and cigars like it
Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas is a mild to medium hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention oak, nuts, walnut and salt.
On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Davidoff Winston Churchill and Zino Nicaragua.
What does Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas taste like?
- oak
- nuts
- walnut
- salt
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Cuban leaf |
|---|---|
| Binder | Cuban |
| Filler | Cuban long filler |
| Strength | Mild to medium |
| Made by | Habanos S.A. (Cuba) |
| Sizes | Mareva 5.125x42 |
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
- 3.8 out of 5 from 177 customer reviews at Cigarworld.de (Cigarworld.de rates out of 8; converted to 5)
- Cigar Insider: 92 points for the Petit Corona (2024)
Smokers like: almond, honey and toasty notes and small, quick medium smoke.
Some say: plain nut-and-wood profile at times.
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 Poland, France and the Nordics.
Cigars like Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas
- Davidoff Winston Churchill79% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumMore cocoa and coffee, a step stronger.
- Zino Nicaragua79% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumMore pepper and spice, a step stronger.
- H. Upmann Majestic75% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more earth and leather, same strength.
- Oliva Flor de Oliva73% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · MediumMore earth and leather, less fruit and flowers, a step stronger.
- Montecristo Open Eagle72% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more cocoa and coffee, less earth and leather, a step stronger.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.
Sources
- habanos.com/en/strengths
- habanos.com/en/the-habanos-brands-academia/por-larranaga-brand
- cigarcentury.com/en/cigars/por-larranaga-petit-coronas
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Por_Larra%C3%B1aga
- cigarworld.de/zigarren/kuba/regulares/por-larranaga-petit-coronas-cabinet-01010_4019
- cigaraficionado.com/ratings/25182/name/por-larranaga-petit-corona