Habano wrapper · Medium to full
Saint Luis Rey Carenas Ultramar: flavour profile and cigars like it
Saint Luis Rey Carenas Ultramar is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Illusione Garagiste and Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-pressed Sungrown.
What does Saint Luis Rey Carenas Ultramar taste like?
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigar-coop.com |
| Body | Medium to full |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Altadis U.S.A., brand owner |
| Factory | La Flor de Copan, Honduras |
| Sizes | Corona 5.625×45 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×52 · Magnum 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): 90 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2026)In our words: Honey and natural tobacco led. Pepper increased later. Burn and draw performed well.
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 Saint Luis Rey Carenas Ultramar
The line. Ultramar launched in 2024 as the second Carenas installment. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Altadis U.S.A. currently presents Saint Luis Rey as a portfolio brand. The Honduran U.S. line launched in 1996. Altadis ownership followed later mergers. altadisusa.com
Cigars like Saint Luis Rey Carenas Ultramar
- Illusione GaragisteClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Box-pressed SungrownAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- Jaime Garcia ReservaAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- Aganorsa Leaf La Validación CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- My Father La Gran OfertaOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, a step milder.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Saint Luis Rey Carenas Ultramar as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.