The Oscar Valladares Altar Q is a medium-bodied cigar, released in 2018, featuring a blend of Honduran and Ecuadorian tobaccos. It is available exclusively in a 6 x 52 Toro vitola
Flavor profile and notes:
- Cold draw: Expect flavors of sweet notes like cinnamon and orange peel, along with earth, dark chocolate, and pepper.
- First third: The initial third features prominent notes of creamy cedar and orange sweetness, followed by flavors of mocha coffee, leather, and sourdough bread.
- Midway: The creamy cedar becomes more dominant, while the orange and pepper notes recede. The profile remains creamy and woody.
- Overall: The flavor profile is complex and balanced, with notes of coffee, nuts, wood, and a touch of spice. Some describe it as having a dark, earthy core.
Packaging and history:
- Packaging: Sold in boxes of 16 cigars. Each cigar has a unique band illustrating one of the 16 rulers from the Mayan Altar Q, a significant monument in the Copán region of Honduras. The cigars are arranged in the box to mirror the rulers’ arrangement on the actual monument.
- Inspiration: The cigar is named after and inspired by the Mayan monument Altar Q, as a tribute to the ancient civilization that once thrived in Honduras.
- Strength: Medium – Bodied
- Shape: Toro
- Size: 6×52
- Wrapper: Ecuadorian Sumatra
- Binder: Honduran
- Filler: Honduran
- Band: Under Green Label
- Origin: Honduran