Cigar atlas · Mild to medium
Raíces Clásico: flavour profile and cigars like it
Raíces Clásico is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Raices Cubanas Clasico and Alec Bradley Connecticut.
What does Raíces Clásico taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Honduran Trojes |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduran |
| Filler | Honduran |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by raicescubanas.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Fábrica de Tabacos Raíces Cubanas S. de R.L. |
| Factory | Fábrica de Tabacos Raíces Cubanas S. de R.L., Danlí |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×52 · Gordo 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- William Cooper (cigar-coop.com): 88 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2025)In our words: Three Toro samples showed cedar, cream, spice, and pepper. One sample had major burn issues.
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 Raíces Clásico
The line. Clásico shipped with the namesake brand in November 2024. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. The factory was established in Danlí in 2003 by Romay, Maria, and Hugo Endemaño. Ralph Montero later partnered with the family for the namesake brand. raicescubanas.com
Cigars like Raíces Clásico
- Raices Cubanas ClasicoClosest matchWrapper style not published · Mild to mediumAlso made in Honduras, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Alec Bradley ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Honduras, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Angel Cuesta Shade by J.C. NewmanAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Mild to mediumLess natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- HVC Hot Cake Golden Line CtAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumMore natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- My Father ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumLess natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Raíces Clásico as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.