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Sindicato Natural: flavour profile and cigars like it

Sindicato Natural is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Corojo wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth and pepper.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Bentley Green Edition and Crux Epicure Habano.

Sindicato Natural cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: leafenthusiast.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Sindicato Natural 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

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

WrapperNicaraguan shade-grown Corojo from Jalapa
BinderEstelí double-leaf binder
FillerEstelí and Jalapa Nicaraguan tobaccos
StrengthMedium as published by neptunecigar.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byBrand owner Sindicato Cigar Group, LLC; historic blender Arsenio Ramos.
FactoryTabacos Valle de Jalapa, S.A. (TABSA)
SizesCorona Gorda 5.5×48 · Robusto 5×54 · Toro 6×54 · Magnum 6×60

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

What reviewers say

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 Sindicato Natural

The line. The Natural blend released in spring 2014. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Sindicato was formed by retailers in 2013. Its original core lines used TABSA and Arsenio Ramos. Artista later used El Artista. cigar-coop.com

Cigars like Sindicato Natural

  1. Bentley Green EditionClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Crux Epicure HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
  3. Gilberto Oliva ReservaAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. PDR VLR Maduro ToroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.
  5. Macanudo Inspirado OrangeOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumMore cream and nuts, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.

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

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