
About this cigar
The L'Atelier Surrogates by L’Atelier Animal Cracker 550 is a cigar in the Robusto format, 127 mm long with a 50 ring gauge (19.8 mm), made in Nicaragua. Tobaccos: wrapper Ecuador Habano Dark, binder Nicaragua and filler Nicaragua. Strength: medium (estimated); smoking time about 81 minutes. In the Surrogates by L’Atelier Animal line (2 sizes), it is the shortest and the one with the smallest ring gauge. Noted flavors: spice, cedar, cocoa and pepper.
Born from the L'Atelier house, the Surrogates by L'Atelier Animal Cracker 550 is a 127 mm robusto with a 50 ring gauge. Its Ecuador Habano Dark wrapper encloses a Nicaraguan binder and filler. A medium-strength cigar for aficionados seeking balance between smoothness and character.
Specifications
- Brand
- L'Atelier
- Line
- Surrogates by L’Atelier Animal
- Vitola
- Surrogates by L’Atelier Animal Cracker 550
- Size
- Robusto
- Length
- 127 mm · 5″
- Ring gauge
- 50 · 19.8 mm
- Wrapper
- Ecuador Habano Dark
- Wrapper shade
- Oscuro
- Binder
- Nicaragua
- Filler
- Nicaragua
- Country of manufacture
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
- Smoking time
- About 81 min

L'Atelier
Nicaragua, Founded in 2012, 86 cigarsL'Atelier is a Nicaraguan cigar house founded by Pete Johnson, the craftsman behind Tatuaje, together with his brother K.C. Johnson. Its handmade cigars, produced at the García family's factory, rely on rare tobaccos and limited editions, with signature lines such as the Original, the LAT Selection Spéciale and the Côte d'Or.
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