Habano wrapper · Medium
Southern Draw Manzanita: flavour profile and cigars like it
Southern Draw Manzanita is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Colorado maduro Habano wrapper. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years Celebration and Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Connecticut.
What does Southern Draw Manzanita taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Habano Hybrid, country undisclosed |
|---|---|
| Binder | Habano, country undisclosed |
| Filler | Pelo d'Oro, Corojo 99, and ligero, country undisclosed |
| Strength | Medium as published by neptunecigar.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Southern Draw Cigars |
| Blender | Robert Holt |
| Factory | A.J. Fernandez Cigar Co., Estelí |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.5×54 · Toro 6×52 · Gordo 6.5×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- stogiepress.com: 95 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2021)In our words: Four samples showed hazelnut, cedar, cream, and rising retrohale pepper.
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 Southern Draw Manzanita
The line. The line released in December 2020. Its name refers to a red Habano Hybrid leaf. southerndrawcigars.com
The brand. Southern Draw says veteran families founded and operate the brand. It uses A.J. Fernandez Cigar Co. in Estelí. Robert and Sharon Holt own the brand. A.J. Fernandez is the physical manufacturer, not the brand owner. southerndrawcigars.com
Cigars like Southern Draw Manzanita
- Arturo Fuente Opus X 20 Years CelebrationClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Raices Cubanas ClasicoAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Mild to mediumA step milder.
- Alec Bradley American ClassicAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- AJ Fernandez Bellas ArtesOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Southern Draw Manzanita as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.