Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Santa Damiana Classic: flavour profile and cigars like it
Santa Damiana Classic is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in the Dominican Republic and filler from the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are A. Flores AFR-75 Cosecha Especial 2024 Kopp Germany and Ashton Cabinet Selection.
What does Santa Damiana Classic taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Shade; reported as Dominican Republic by one retailer and US Connecticut by another. |
|---|---|
| Binder | Reported as Dominican Republic by one retailer and Mexico by another. |
| Filler | Dominican Republic; one retailer reports a Dominican-and-Mexican blend. |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by tabacaleragroup.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Tabacalera Group lists Santa Damiana in its portfolio. It names Tabacalera de García as maker. Blender not disclosed. |
| Factory | Tabacalera de García, La Romana |
| Sizes | Corona 5.43×42 · Panetela 4.53×36 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- 80 out of 100 from 14 customer reviews at Noblego customers (Corona, 138 mm x 42)
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 Santa Damiana Classic
The line. A distinct Classic-line launch date was not disclosed by the maker.
The brand. Tabacalera Group says Santa Damiana launched in 1992. It identifies Tabacalera de García, La Romana, as maker. tabacaleragroup.com
Cigars like Santa Damiana Classic
- A. Flores AFR-75 Cosecha Especial 2024 Kopp GermanyClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Ashton Cabinet SelectionAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Griffin's ClassicAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Silencio Los RiosAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Casa de Garcia ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Santa Damiana Classic as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.