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This is going to be a difficult question to answer, and I accept that...but I figured I would ask anyways.

I'm curious what the general tasting notes would be by marca. For example...Por Larranaga maybe Vanilla and Caramel? Cohiba grassiness? You get the picture.

I know it is going to vary by vitola as well.

Anyone want to give it a shot?
 
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These are coming from a CC newbie but

Cohiba - honey, grassy, creamy
Monte - toasted tobacco, slightly sweet
Partagas - spicy, sweet
H. Upmann - similar to Monte
Bolivar - earthy flavor
PL - caramel with vegetal flavors
 
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^ not too far off with the reply above...but I strongly disagree with the Upmann resembling Monte.

For me:

Monte - milk chocolate, cream, wood, spice
Upmann - toasty (bread), nut, leather, spice

Occasionally I'll get mild chocolate in the Magnum line, but that's about it. The rest of the marca I've smoked I've not found chocolate whatsoever.
 
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I found this info on a Mexican vendor site. Since I can't link directly to the site, I'll paste the relevant info here. I can't vouch for the accuracy of it all personally, but it has been a good guideline for a newb like myself.

Habanos Flavor Profiles:

Light:
  • Fonseca
  • Vegueros
  • Hoyo de Monterrey
  • Guantanamera
  • Rafael Gonzalez
Light to Medium:
  • El Rey del Mundo
  • H. Upmann
  • Cabañas
  • Romeo y Julieta
  • La Gloria Cubana
  • Quai d’ Orsay
  • San Cristóbal de la Habana
Medium
  • Cohíba
  • Sancho Panza
  • Montecristo
  • Vegas Robaina
  • Diplomático
  • Flor de Cano
  • Edmundo Dantes
Medium to Full
  • Cuaba
  • José L. Piedra
  • Juan López
  • Quintero
  • Trinidad
Full
  • Bolívar
  • Partagas
  • Ramon Allones
  • Saint Luís Rey
  • Punch
Flavors
  • Bolivar - Rich taste, tangy flavors & strong toasted tobacco flavor.
  • Cohiba - Pleasant, grassy taste with strong bean flavors; vanilla, cocoa & coffee.
  • Cuaba - Aggressive tobacco flavor, herbs, woodiness, grassy bluntness.
  • Flor de Juan Lopez – Pleasant, moderate – strong tobacco taste with a woody flavor & aftertaste.
  • Fonseca - Aromatic, herbal flavors with a mild sugary sweetness and a hint of vanilla, honey and saltiness.
  • Hoyo de Monterrey - Soft, sweet flavors, creamy, mild & aromatic with some woodiness and hints of orange peel.
  • H. Upmann - Suave taste, with a heavy bean flavors and hints of caramel & coffee.
  • La Gloria Cubana - Pleasant aroma with flavors of cedar, caramel & citric zest.
  • Montecristo - Rich, traditional toasted tobacco flavor, with a roasted nut undertones.
  • Partagas - Heavy, earthy flavor, with hints of leather & black pepper.
  • Punch - Spicy with pleasant woody flavors and hints of peppers, black and white
  • Quai d’ Orsay – a grassy quality mild toasted tobacco with a faint sugary sweetness
  • Ramon Allones – toasted tobacco flavor, with some fruitiness, especially dark berries
  • Rey del Mundo - Mild, sweet taste, with honey, coffee & vanilla compliments, a very unique and pleasant aroma.
  • Romeo y Julieta - Very complex with changing flavors; oak, nutty, floral & often tangy.
  • San Cristobal de la Habana - Tastes of Wood, honey and hints of white pepper
  • San Luis Rey - Nutty, bean flavors with some hint of saltiness.
  • Sancho Panza - Subtle grassy flavor, a strong saltiness & some woody sweetness.
  • Trinidad - Pleasant mild tobacco taste with strong bean flavors; vanilla, cocoa and coffee with a honey after-taste.
  • Vegas Robaina – Smooth tobacco taste, leather with subtle pepper and herbal qualities.
  • Vegueros - Mildly herbaceous taste with hints of mintiness
 
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Thanks for the run down! I've been wanting to expand my Habano collection, but it always seems that I get unsure of trying something new because I don't know the flavor profile and don't want to buy an entire box of something that I might really dislike. This helps a lot!
 
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The_Yagermeister said:
I found this info on a Mexican vendor site. Since I can't link directly to the site, I'll paste the relevant info here. I can't vouch for the accuracy of it all personally, but it has been a good guideline for a newb like myself.

Habanos Flavor Profiles:

Light:
  • Fonseca
  • Vegueros
  • Hoyo de Monterrey
  • Guantanamera
  • Rafael Gonzalez
Light to Medium:
  • El Rey del Mundo
  • H. Upmann
  • Cabañas
  • Romeo y Julieta
  • La Gloria Cubana
  • Quai d’ Orsay
  • San Cristóbal de la Habana
Medium
  • Cohíba
  • Sancho Panza
  • Montecristo
  • Vegas Robaina
  • Diplomático
  • Flor de Cano
  • Edmundo Dantes
Medium to Full
  • Cuaba
  • José L. Piedra
  • Juan López
  • Quintero
  • Trinidad
Full
  • Bolívar
  • Partagas
  • Ramon Allones
  • Saint Luís Rey
  • Punch
Flavors
  • Bolivar - Rich taste, tangy flavors & strong toasted tobacco flavor.
  • Cohiba - Pleasant, grassy taste with strong bean flavors; vanilla, cocoa & coffee.
  • Cuaba - Aggressive tobacco flavor, herbs, woodiness, grassy bluntness.
  • Flor de Juan Lopez – Pleasant, moderate – strong tobacco taste with a woody flavor & aftertaste.
  • Fonseca - Aromatic, herbal flavors with a mild sugary sweetness and a hint of vanilla, honey and saltiness.
  • Hoyo de Monterrey - Soft, sweet flavors, creamy, mild & aromatic with some woodiness and hints of orange peel.
  • H. Upmann - Suave taste, with a heavy bean flavors and hints of caramel & coffee.
  • La Gloria Cubana - Pleasant aroma with flavors of cedar, caramel & citric zest.
  • Montecristo - Rich, traditional toasted tobacco flavor, with a roasted nut undertones.
  • Partagas - Heavy, earthy flavor, with hints of leather & black pepper.
  • Punch - Spicy with pleasant woody flavors and hints of peppers, black and white
  • Quai d’ Orsay – a grassy quality mild toasted tobacco with a faint sugary sweetness
  • Ramon Allones – toasted tobacco flavor, with some fruitiness, especially dark berries
  • Rey del Mundo - Mild, sweet taste, with honey, coffee & vanilla compliments, a very unique and pleasant aroma.
  • Romeo y Julieta - Very complex with changing flavors; oak, nutty, floral & often tangy.
  • San Cristobal de la Habana - Tastes of Wood, honey and hints of white pepper
  • San Luis Rey - Nutty, bean flavors with some hint of saltiness.
  • Sancho Panza - Subtle grassy flavor, a strong saltiness & some woody sweetness.
  • Trinidad - Pleasant mild tobacco taste with strong bean flavors; vanilla, cocoa and coffee with a honey after-taste.
  • Vegas Robaina – Smooth tobacco taste, leather with subtle pepper and herbal qualities.
  • Vegueros - Mildly herbaceous taste with hints of mintiness
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Good breakdown
 
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