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Villiger

1888 Especiales

🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicToro165 mm × 50
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Strength
Mild to medium

About this cigar

The Villiger 1888 Especiales is a cigar in the Toro format, 165 mm long with a 50 ring gauge (19.8 mm), made in the Dominican Republic. Tobaccos: wrapper Ecuador, binder Mexico and filler Dominican Republic / Nicaragua. Strength: mild to medium (estimated); smoking time about 103 minutes. It is one of 6 sizes in the 1888 line. Noted flavors: cedar, cream, spice and hazelnut.

From the Villiger house, the 1888 Especiales is a 165 mm toro with a 50 ring gauge, combining an Ecuadorian wrapper, a Mexican binder and a filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Light to medium in strength, this cigar will appeal to aficionados seeking a balanced and nuanced smoke.

Specifications

Line
1888
Vitola
1888 Especiales
Size
Toro
Length
165 mm · 6.5″
Ring gauge
50 · 19.8 mm
Wrapper
Ecuador
Wrapper shade
Colorado
Binder
Mexico
Filler
Dominican Republic / Nicaragua
Country of manufacture
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Smoking time
About 103 min
The house
Villiger

Villiger

Switzerland / Germany / divers, Founded in 1888, 250 cigars

Villiger is a cigar house of Swiss and German origin, rooted in the Villiger Söhne family. It offers cigars in varied styles, including the La Flor De Ynclan line, launched in 2017 and produced in the Dominican Republic.

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Flavor palette

The flavor notes recorded for this cigar, grouped by family.

Woody
Sweet
Spicy
Roasted

Pairings

Calculated from strength and flavor notes, then adjusted by aficionados' choices.

Cognac or armagnacDried fruit, hazelnut, oak90% match

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