Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Silencio Los Rios: flavour profile and cigars like it
Silencio Los Rios is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Colorado claro Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, cocoa, fruit, cream, cedar, sweetness and herbs.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Leonel L-Series and Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten Natural.
What does Silencio Los Rios taste like?
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- fruit and floral
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- natural sweetness
- hay and herbs
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade; Colorado Claro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican |
| Filler | Brazilian; Dominican; Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by noblego.de |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | General Cigar Company |
| Blender | Johnys Diaz |
| Factory | General Cigar Dominicana |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.5×52 · Toro 6×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigarpursuits.blogspot.com: 90 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2023)In our words: The review found spice, cedar, nuts, dried fruit, and cocoa.
- havanahouse.co.uk: 7 of 10, Robusto, 5.5 x 52In our words: The reviewer found floral, herbal, coffee, liquorice, and cinnamon notes.
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 Los Rios
The line. A Swedish tobacco filing dates Los Rios Robusto packaging to 2023-02-16. Spain availability followed in July 2023. folkhalsomyndigheten.se
The brand. STG lists Silencio among its handmade-cigar brands. st-group.com
Cigars like Silencio Los Rios
- Leonel L-SeriesClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less hay and herbs, a step milder.
- Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten NaturalAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- ADVentura Queens PearlsAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Espinosa CremaAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cream and nuts, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)One step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cream and nuts, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Silencio Los Rios as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.