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VegaFina 1998: flavour profile and cigars like it

VegaFina 1998 is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Ecuadorian wrapper over Dominican, Nicaraguan and Colombian filler. Published tasting notes mention cedar, leather, cream, cocoa, coffee and nuts.

On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with cocoa and coffee behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Davidoff Winston Churchill and Vegas de Santiago D8.

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What does VegaFina 1998 taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • cedar
  • leather
  • cream
  • cocoa
  • coffee
  • nuts

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

WrapperEcuadorian
BinderIndonesian (Java)
FillerDominican, Nicaraguan and Colombian
StrengthMedium
Made byAltadis U.S.A. / VegaFina (Tabacalera de García, Dominican Republic, per CigarWorld listing excerpt)
SizesVF 50 4.5x50 · VF 52 5.25x52 · VF 54 6x54

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

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the Netherlands.

Cigars like VegaFina 1998

  1. Davidoff Winston Churchill81% flavour matchHabano wrapper · MediumLess cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  2. Vegas de Santiago D873% flavour matchH2000 leaf, grown in Ecuador · MediumMore pepper and spice, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  3. La Aurora Cazadores Claro72% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumMore cedar and wood, less fruit and flowers, a step milder.
  4. CAO Gold Maduro71% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · Mild to mediumMore cocoa and coffee, less cedar and wood, a step milder.
  5. Plasencia Reserva Original66% flavour matchNicaraguan certified organic tobacco · MediumMore caramel sweetness, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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