Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco
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Habano Reserve

Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco

Cedar, Dark Chocolate, Firm Box‑Press

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About Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco

Cuatro Cinco debuted in 2013 as a 45th‑anniversary Edición Limitada and evolved into Reserva Especial and other limited runs that experiment with oak‑aged ligeros. Official notes list a Nicaraguan Habano wrapper and Nicaraguan filler (the Reserva Especial has used a Dominican binder). Reviews typically cite cedar, dark chocolate and espresso, leather and black pepper within a medium‑to‑full frame; many releases favor firm, often box‑pressed formats and numbered boxes.

  • Made in Nicaragua
  • Medium to Full
  • Nicaraguan Hab. Criollo
  • Cedar, dark cocoa/espresso, leather, oak, marzipan/dried fruit, black pepper

Barrel‑Aged

Joya de Nicaragua Cuatro Cinco

Cuatro Cinco began as Joya’s 45th‑anniversary puro and evolved into Reserva and barrel‑aged variants—box‑pressed, Nicaraguan in character and sitting medium to medium‑full with cedar, dark chocolate and marzipan notes.

Sizes

  • Petit Corona (4.5" x 46)
  • Toro (6.2" x 50)
  • Doble Robusto (5.0" x 56)
  • Torpedo (6.0" x 52)
  • Toro Extra / (6.0" x 54)

Strength

Medium to Full

Country of Origin

Nicaragua

Wrapper

Nicaraguan Hab. Criollo

Binder

Dominican Republic

Filler

Nicaraguan

Year Released

2013

Flavor Profile

Cedar, dark cocoa/espresso, leather, oak, marzipan/dried fruit, black pepper

Cuatro Cinco traces back to a 45th‑anniversary puro and has grown into a family that includes Reserva Especial and barrel‑aged experiments. The core voice is Nicaraguan—Habano/Criollo wrapper and Nicaraguan filler—often presented box‑pressed, with some releases aging selected ligero in oak to deepen the tobacco’s richness. Expect dark cocoa and espresso, cedar and oak, leather and roasted nuts, with marzipan or dried‑fruit sweetness and a peppered finish. The blend walks a line between creamy texture and building spice, and the pressed formats and barrel aging give certain releases a woodier, more concentrated profile.

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Cuatro Cinco began as Joya de Nicaragua’s 45th‑anniversary Edición Limitada in 2013 — a puro meant to celebrate the factory’s history in Estelí. Because the release struck a chord with smokers, the brand later issued Reserva and limited barrel‑aged options that kept the original’s Nicaraguan character while exploring oak‑aging techniques.