Leaf by Oscar: Blends and Tasting Notes

As earlier alluded to,  Leaf by Oscar now has four variations. You have Connecticut, Maduro, Sumatra, and Corojo. They all come in these popular sizes namely Robusto (4×50), Toro (6×52), Sixty (6×60), Torpedo (6.5×52), and Lancero (7×48) vitolas.

The Lancero came in after about 3 years of distribution. So, what are they like?

Corojo

Leaf by Oscar Corojo is a dark-tan medium bodied smoke. It showcases an Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper over Honduran fillers and binder; the same blend for all four of the Leaf by Oscar variations. It’s a noticeably oily stick with visible veins, smart seams, and excellently applied caps.

Expect to be greeted by strong earthy cedar notes, implicit layers of cashew nuts, a dash of cayenne pepper, and dark roasted coffee. Down the line you may encounter leather and barnyard notes wrapped in wood, coffee, and slight peppery heat that intensifies in the final third.

Leaf by Oscar Corojo did pretty well for itself scoring a 92 rating on Cigar Authority in 2017 and a 90 rating on Cigar Journal in 2019.