The "sweetest" of Habanos?

[El Presidente]

Over to you folks for your input 

 

"Hi Rob

I hope the team and yourself are doing well and staying safe.  

I will keep it short.  I have a sweet tooth. My wife says I have a problem because I buy expensive coffee beans, roast them myself, put them through an espresso machine worth thousands and then add four spoons of sugar.  I buy $100 bottles of rum and then add coke.  Yes I have a sweet tooth and I know I am not going to change so can you help me out with four or five cigars that are Habanos's sweetest offerings?"

[Xavier_Dredo]

[Wookie]

Ramon allones, st. Luis Rey, Trinidad, some bolivars, HU, RyJ.

[Habana Mike]

Hamlet's supercharged Seco blend!

I find Habanos tend to move toward a sweeter profile with quite some age on them.

There is some nice sweetness in Por Larranaga, SLR, ERDM, Sancho Panza and Fonseca

[HoyoFan]

PL Picadores and a good Monte 2

[Sir Diggamus]

I guess sweetness is relative and I would categorize it two ways.

 

1. Light and sweet- Hoyo de Monterrey has a light sweet cream spice, La Gloria de Cubana has sweet floral citrus notes, and Por Larranaga has touch of lavender and floral sweetness at times

 

2. Rich and sweet- Both San Cristobal de la Habana and Vegas Robaina have a rich molasses note and the last VR Unicos I had (see review section) had this backbone of a beautiful dark underlying sweetness. Por Larranaga has a rich caramel and burnt sugar sweetness that comes out after some aging

 

 

I guess Por Larranaga hits both categories so it may be the best bet. Sorry for being so long winded, but I think this one is a bit subjective

 

1. Por Larranaga Petit Coronas

2. La Gloria Cubana MdO no 4

3. Vegas Robaina Unicos

4. Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure no 2

5 San Cristobal de la Habana La Fuerza

 

 

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[CaptainQuintero]

To my tastes

Quintero Panetela -hay

SLR Serie A/Double Corona (Chopped now?) -dried apricot

Juan Lopez Seleccion no.1-port/plum

Upmann Mag 50 -melon/peach

La Gloria Cubana #4 -honey

RyJ has some notable offerings but nothing that I would say stands out at the overall profile

-christ looking what's left of SLR, what's the point? Might as well tie them up at the ankles with Sancho Panza and let them hobble off a cliff with a bit of dignity left

[Silverstix]

Literally sweet? Can’t go wrong with anything from Trinidad, especially the Trinidad Reyes.....straight up dessert stick right there.

“Sweet” as in finest, classiest, most expensive? That’s gonna be a Cohiba and I’d go with the Piramides Extra.


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[leapingknown]

RYJ and Hoyos for me. Cohibas are sweet to me as well

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[NSXCIGAR]

When I think "sweet" I think dessert. Richness. Syrup. That's San Cristobal to me.

I guess a case can be made for the caramel flavors of an aged PL but I think that's a lighter sweetness. Or the honey sweetness of QdO or ERDM. 

[Chibearsv]

I haven't had a CC that was just flat out sweet but my faves when I want sweet are:

Cohiba Siglo IV dreamsicle in the barn

PLPC milk and butter cookie

Aged Monte 2 chocolate and coffee

[MigsG]

Haven’t seen the Upmann Connie A mentioned. Some of the sweetest Cubans I’ve ever had. A light and intense sweetness from my current batch. Keep in mind they’ve had plenty of rest (2 plus years) and dry boxing. Anyone experience this with Connie A?

[anjimj]

Ryj exhibition #4

Trinidad vigia 

 

[FireMedic]

Most PL, ramon Allones, cohiba with some age. A lot of habanos are sweet with some age 

[BoliDan]

I think the way you smoke will make a difference. I get the most fructose sweetness from RyJ fruit line. Id say fruit forward RyJs are:

Mille fluers

Exhibition #4 

Churchill series

There is also a honey sweetness but more subtle in cohiba. And a dark sweetness in lines like monte No. X. A medium molases sweetness in in cigars like SCdlH. But i think RyJ is most sweet for sure, because it is so vibrant and just tastes like it belongs on a belgian waffle.

[Astar20]

SLR regios - I remember mentioned this profile in the zoom herf to @El Presidente it was like chewing on a mouthful of raspberries. You can't go wrong with the SLR Marca with some age on them haven't had a fresh one. Monte is chocolate and cream. I always get sweetness from these. 

[Çnote]

SCDH for the win

[Chibearsv]

Love this hobby. I've got over 1000 cigars in inventory and you all are making me hungry for more. Time to buy another big Tupper. 

[Cayman17]

Cohiba Siglo IV - honey 

San Cristobal - does remind me of maple syrup, but not necessarily sweet tasting - especially el principe 

 

[SCgarman]

The last thing you want with a sweet, sugary drink is a cigar that also resembles that taste. JMO.  There are no truly "sweet" cigars in Habanos in the essence of the word. 

The only cigar that even resembles a desert stick is the SCdLH  El Principe.

Perhaps the OP should consider Swisher Sweets. 

[Bri Fi]

San Cristobal and Fonseca no1. I got a six pack of Fonseca from 2019 and they are marshmallows and vanilla bombs. Got a 2018 box and are tent poll duds. If you can, get a 2019 box.

[SirVantes]

Current production: PL Picadores, esp in the 2-4 year age range.

Discontinued: Rafael Gonzalez Corona Extras

Regionals: La Flor de Cano Grandiosos, Rafael Gonzalez RG88s

 

[The Squiggler]

the stiffer the drink the sweeter the cigar in my experience... and if you aren't into spirits, take a cup of black coffee or offset with a bitter aperitif and the smoke will taste more sweet and luscious.

A  couple years of age on PLPC or thinner RG hoyos seem to produce a bit of sweetness, also SCDH and RA are also good candidates

[Homer]

CAO Moontrance.

 

[bbguardsp]

Recent San Cristobal La Fuerza are far and away the sweetest CCs in my collection.  Many of them I can almost feel granular sugar on the palate.