Primero Criollo 98
About this cigar
Made in the Dominican Republic, the Santiago Cigar Factory Primero Criollo 98 comes in the Churchill format: 152 mm long with a 44 ring gauge (17.5 mm). Tobaccos: wrapper Criollo and filler Criollo / Dominican Republic / Nicaragua. Strength: medium (estimated); smoking time about 85 minutes. In the Primero Criollo line (7 sizes), it is the one with the smallest ring gauge. Noted flavors: cedar, earth and cocoa.
Crafted by Santiago Cigar Factory, the Primero Criollo 98 is a 152 mm Churchill with a 44 ring gauge, its Criollo wrapper enclosing a filler blending Criollo tobaccos from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Medium in strength, it will appeal to aficionados seeking balance between smoothness and character, with notes of cedar, earth and cocoa.
Specifications
- Line
- Primero Criollo
- Vitola
- Primero Criollo 98
- Size
- Churchill
- Length
- 152 mm · 5.98″
- Ring gauge
- 44 · 17.5 mm
- Wrapper
- Criollo
- Wrapper shade
- Colorado Maduro
- Filler
- Criollo / Dominican Republic / Nicaragua
- Country of manufacture
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Smoking time
- About 85 min
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