Primero Criollo 98
About this cigar
Made in the Dominican Republic, the Santiago Cigar Factory Primero Criollo 98 comes in the Churchill format: 178 mm long with a 50 ring gauge (19.8 mm). Tobaccos: wrapper Criollo and filler Criollo / Dominican Republic / Nicaragua. Strength: medium (estimated); smoking time about 111 minutes. In the Primero Criollo line (7 sizes), it is the longest. Noted flavors: earth, cedar and spice.
Crafted by Santiago Cigar Factory, the Primero Criollo 98 is a 178 mm churchill with a 50 ring gauge, its wrapper a Criollo and its filler combining Criollo leaf from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. A medium-strength cigar that will suit aficionados seeking a long format built around Criollo tobacco.
Specifications
- Line
- Primero Criollo
- Vitola
- Primero Criollo 98
- Size
- Churchill
- Length
- 178 mm · 7.01″
- Ring gauge
- 50 · 19.8 mm
- Wrapper
- Criollo
- Wrapper shade
- Colorado Maduro
- Filler
- Criollo / Dominican Republic / Nicaragua
- Country of manufacture
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Smoking time
- About 111 min
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