Habano wrapper · Medium to full
San Lotano Oval: flavour profile and cigars like it
San Lotano Oval is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are AJ Fernandez Last Call and Micallef Herencia Maduro.
What does San Lotano Oval taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Habano 2000 |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua and Honduras |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigaraficionado.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Tabacalera Fernandez, reported maker for the reviewed Corona |
| Factory | A.J. Fernandez |
| Sizes | Corona 5.5×44 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado editor panel (cigaraficionado.com): 91 points, Corona, 5 1/2 x 44 (2012)In our words: The page notes leathery and woody flavors. It also notes a dried-cherry finish.
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 San Lotano Oval
The line. Oval reached market in 2011. Its form is semi-pressed and contoured. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. A.J. Fernandez started San Lotano in 2010. The name references his family’s pre-revolution Cuban brand. cigaraficionado.com
Cigars like San Lotano Oval
- AJ Fernandez Last CallClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- Micallef Herencia MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Raices Cubanas Liga De ReyesAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Crux Bull & BearAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Cavalier Genève Geneve Inner CircleOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named San Lotano Oval as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.