Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Southern Draw Rose of Sharon: flavour profile and cigars like it
Southern Draw Rose of Sharon is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Claro Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream and cedar.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Brûlée Blue Unicorn and Carlos Toraño Casa Toraño.
What does Southern Draw Rose of Sharon taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Dominican ligero |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by holts.com |
| Body | Mild |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Southern Draw Cigars |
| Blender | Robert Holt |
| Factory | Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez, 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
- blindmanspuff.com: 90 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2017)In our words: The panel found mild body, cereal notes, wood, nuts, and strong combustion.
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 Rose of Sharon
The line. The blend was announced in 2016 and reached retailers in March 2017. It honors Sharon Holt. blindmanspuff.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 Rose of Sharon
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa Brûlée Blue UnicornClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Carlos Toraño Casa TorañoAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, about the same strength.
- My Father ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Esteban Carreras White LabelAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Alec Bradley American ClassicOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Southern Draw Rose of Sharon as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- southerndrawcigars.com/rose-of-sharon
- blindmanspuff.com/blind-cigar-review-southern-draw-rose-sharon-toro
- neptunecigar.com/cigar/southern-draw-rose-of-sharon
- holts.com/cigars/all-cigar-brands/southern-draw-rose-of-sharon.html
- casademontecristo.com/cigars/handmade-cigars/southern-draw-cigars/southern-draw-rose-of-sharon