Habano wrapper · Medium to full · Limited release
Sencillo Black: flavour profile and cigars like it
Sencillo Black is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Colorado Habano wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are La Palina 125 Años and Crux Bull & Bear.
What does Sencillo Black taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | 2011 core blend: Nicaraguan Habano Colorado; later editions require variant confirmation. |
|---|---|
| Binder | 2011 core blend: Nicaraguan Habano Jalapa; later editions require variant confirmation. |
| Filler | 2011 core blend: Nicaraguan Jalapa, Honduran Jamastran, and Mexican San Andrés. |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by entrehumos.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Prometheus International, Inc.; Keith K. Park is its cited founder and president. |
| Blender | Nestor Plasencia Jr. and Keith K. Park collaborated on the 2011 blend. |
| Factory | Cigars Plasencia S.A., Nicaragua, for the reviewed 2011 Robusto. |
| Sizes | Lancero 7.5×38 · Robusto 4.5×50 · Gigante 6×60 · Pirámide Largo 6.125×54 · Pirámide 60 No. 5 5.5×60 · Pirámide 60 No. 4 4.5×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- es.halfwheel.com: 85 points, Robusto, 5.25 x 50 (2011)In our words: The review found coffee, dark chocolate, wood, leather, and pepper. Construction was praised.
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 Sencillo Black
The line. Black launched in June 2011. The launch involved Nestor Plasencia Jr. and Keith K. Park. es.halfwheel.com
The brand. Keith K. Park describes Sencillo as Honduras and Nicaragua-inspired blends. Platinum is Danlí-made; Black comes from Estelí. Platinum was the first Sencillo release. Black followed in 2011 through Park's Plasencia collaboration. sencillocigars.com
Cigars like Sencillo Black
- La Palina 125 AñosClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Crux Bull & BearAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- La Gloria Cubana EsteliAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Plasencia Alma del FuegoAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa SolitaOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Sencillo Black as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.