Connecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to medium
San Pedro Ecuador: flavour profile and cigars like it
San Pedro Ecuador is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild-medium to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Brazil. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, pepper and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Laura Chavin Concours des meilleurs Connaisseurs and Diamond Crown Julius Caeser.
What does San Pedro Ecuador taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican Olor |
| Filler | Dominican Olor and Piloto Ligero; Brazilian Mata Fina |
| Strength | Mild-medium to medium as published by cigar-coop.com |
| Body | Mild-Medium |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Royal Agio Cigars at launch. A current maker line page was not located. |
| Factory | Royal Agio Cigar Factory, San Pedro de Macorís, at the 2018 release. |
| Sizes | Perla 4.125×40 · Corona 5.875×42 · Robusto 5.125×52 |
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, Robusto, 5 1/8 x 52 (2019)In our words: The review found cream, cedar, citrus, wood and pepper. It reported excellent burn and draw.
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 Pedro Ecuador
The line. Ecuador was one of two first-release blends in 2018. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Royal Agio launched the brand in 2018. It referenced the Dominican town housing its factory. cigar-coop.com
Cigars like San Pedro Ecuador
- Laura Chavin Concours des meilleurs ConnaisseursClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more hay and herbs, about the same strength.
- Diamond Crown Julius CaeserAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Casa Fuente Series5 NaturalAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- ADVentura Queens PearlsAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more natural sweetness, a step milder.
- Esteban Carreras White LabelOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named San Pedro Ecuador as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.