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Xikar Defiance The Gaurdian

XIKAR
Defiance The Gaurdian
TORO
88

Cigarbench score

88 / 100

5 reviews on record.

Reviews

5

on record

Price

Not recorded

No retailer quote in our snapshot.

Elevation · actual size
6.5″52 RG

6.5″ × 52 toro · Nicaragua wrapper · Nicaragua binder and filler · medium strength

I · The blend

WrapperNicaragua
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua
OriginNicaragua
ColourColorado Maduro
StrengthMedium

II · What people taste

Counted words in the 5 reviews we hold. Never a quote, never our opinion.

sweetnamed in 4 of 5 reviews80%
cedarnamed in 3 of 5 reviews60%
spicenamed in 3 of 5 reviews60%
creamnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
earthnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
leathernamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
mustynamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%
richnamed in 2 of 5 reviews40%

III · The rest of the Xikar house

HC Series Connecticut Grande6″ × 60 · Connecticut Shade · Ecuador · mediumHC Series Habano Colorado Petite Corona4.5″ × 44 · Nicaragua · medium-fullHC Series Habano Colorado Robusto5″ × 50 · Nicaragua · medium-full$2.70HC Series Maduro Black Robusto5″ × 50 · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium$1.40HC Series Maduro Black Toro6.5″ × 52 · Connecticut Broadleaf · medium$1.50

The score blends 5 reviews from every source we hold, shrunk toward the mean so a cigar with three reviews cannot outrank one with three hundred. How the score is built
We do not judge plume or mould from a photo, and we do not tell you when a cigar is ready. Read r/cigars' pinned guide for that.