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Silencio Blue: flavour profile and cigars like it

Silencio Blue is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Colorado claro wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua. 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 Gurkha Revenant Maduro and La Sirena Mexican Mermaid.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Silencio Blue cigar
Photo: noblego.de. Background and framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Silencio Blue taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperHonduran Olancho San Agustin Sun Grown; Colorado Claro
BinderHonduran
FillerDominican; Honduran; Nicaraguan
StrengthMedium as published by noblego.de
BodyMedium-bodied
Made inDominican Republic
Made byGeneral Cigar Company
FactoryGeneral Cigar Dominicana, Santiago
SizesRobusto 5.5×50 · Toro 6×54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • cigarsmokerclub.com, Toro, 6 x 54 (2026)In our words: The read review notes wood, soft pepper, cocoa, coffee, and leather.

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 Silencio Blue

The line. The maker describes a four-country blend with cedar aging. An exact launch date was not located. cigarworld.com

The brand. STG lists Silencio among its handmade-cigar brands. st-group.com

Cigars like Silencio Blue

  1. Gurkha Revenant MaduroClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  2. La Sirena Mexican MermaidAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  3. Byron 1850Also fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.
  4. Te-Amo World Selection SeriesAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
  5. Kristoff HabanoOne step furtherBrazilian wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less earth and leather, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Silencio Blue as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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