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Caoba

Platinum Especial

🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicChurchill178 mm × 50
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Strength
Mild to medium

About this cigar

Made in the Dominican Republic, the Caoba Platinum Especial comes in the Churchill format: 178 mm long with a 50 ring gauge (19.8 mm). Tobaccos: wrapper Ecuador, binder Dominican Republic and filler Dominican Republic. Strength: mild to medium; smoking time about 111 minutes. It is one of 6 sizes in the Platinum line. Noted flavors: cream, hazelnut and cedar.

From the Caoba house comes the Platinum Especial, a 178 mm churchill with a 50 ring gauge whose Ecuadorian wrapper encloses a Dominican binder and filler. This light to medium cigar suits aficionados who seek a long format and a balanced smoke without excess power. Its cream, hazelnut and cedar notes make for a soft and elegant reading.

Specifications

Brand
Caoba
Vitola
Platinum Especial
Length
178 mm · 7.01″
Ring gauge
50 · 19.8 mm
Wrapper
Ecuador
Wrapper shade
Colorado
Binder
Dominican Republic
Filler
Dominican Republic
Country of manufacture
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Smoking time
About 111 min
The house
Caoba

Caoba

Dominican Republic, 52 cigars

Caoba is a family-run Dominican house established in Santo Domingo, in the heart of the Dominican Republic. Devoted to the artisanal manufacture of cigars, it places quality at the centre of its values and addresses demanding aficionados.

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Flavor palette

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Sweet
Roasted
Woody

Pairings

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Cognac or armagnacDried fruit, hazelnut, oak90% match

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