Brazilian wrapper · Medium to full
San Lotano Requiem Habano: flavour profile and cigars like it
San Lotano Requiem Habano is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Brazilian wrapper grown in Brazil and filler from Nicaragua and Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, sweetness and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown and Rocky Patel Year of the Snake.
What does San Lotano Requiem Habano taste like?
- cedar and wood
- natural sweetness
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Brazil Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua and Honduras |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by cigaraficionado.com |
| Body | Full |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | A.J. Fernandez Cigars |
| Factory | Tabacalera AJ Fernandez, Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×54 · Toro 6×54 · Gran Toro 6×60 · Torpedo 6.5×54 · Churchill 7×54 |
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, Churchill, 7 x 54 (2018)In our words: The review notes floral and woody elements. It also records vanilla and toasted caramel.
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 Requiem Habano
The line. The 2010 Habano line was later rebranded Requiem. A 2017 report said blends remained unchanged. cigar-coop.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 Requiem Habano
- Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun GrownClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Rocky Patel Year of the SnakeAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- AJ Fernandez Last CallAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Protocol Silver Official MisconductAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Sancho Panza Extra ChidoOne step furtherSumatra wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named San Lotano Requiem Habano as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.