San Andrés wrapper · Medium
Te-Amo World Selection Series: flavour profile and cigars like it
Te-Amo World Selection Series is a handmade cigar made in Mexico. Its published strength is medium. It has a San Andrés wrapper and filler from 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 Byron 1850.
What does Te-Amo World Selection Series taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Varies by blend: Criollo ’98, Corojo ’98, Corojo San Andrés, or H. Criollo San Andrés |
|---|---|
| Binder | Varies by blend: Corojo, Negro San Andrés, Maduro San Andrés, or H. Criollo San Andrés |
| Filler | Varies by blend: San Andrés tobaccos, Honduran, or Nicaraguan filler |
| Strength | Medium as published by holts.com |
| Body | Varies by current blend: medium to full-bodied |
| Made in | Mexico |
| Made by | Te-Amo/Turrent family; current WSS page names Gerardo Turrent. |
| Factory | Turrent factory |
| Sizes | Gran Corto 4×62 · Cuba Toro 6×54 · Nicaragua Robusto 5×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- diego440 (humoytabaco.com), Cuba Toro, 6 x 54 (2018)In our words: Leather, wood, pepper, and chocolate appeared, but bitterness dominated.
- diego440 (humoytabaco.com), Nicaragua Robusto, 5 x 54 (2017)In our words: The reviewer found limited flavor and persistent construction concerns.
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 Te-Amo World Selection Series
The line. A written review documents the series by November 2007. torocigars.blogspot.com
The brand. The Turrent family established Te-Amo in 1966. Current WSS pages show five blends with distinct tobaccos. teamocigars.com
Cigars like Te-Amo World Selection Series
- Gurkha Revenant MaduroClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper family, about the same strength.
- Byron 1850Also fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Silencio BlueAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAbout the same strength.
- La Palina 125 AñosAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
- HVC Havana City Seleccion No.1 MaduroOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, a step stronger.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Te-Amo World Selection Series as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.