Cigar Reveal #283

Cavalier Genève
White Series Diplomate

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White Series Diplomate
Anatomy

  • Dominican Republic
    Paraguay
    Nicaragua
  • Connecticut

  • Habano

White Series Diplomate
Flavor Notes

First Third

Earth

Cream

Dry Fruit

Earth

Cream

Dry Fruit

Second Third

Cream

Cinnamon

Cedar

Cream

Cinnamon

Cedar

Final Third

Cappuccino

Rum

Nutmeg

Cappuccino

Rum

Nutmeg

Reviews + Notes

Stogie Press

While Cavalier Genève has greatly expanded their US portfolio over the past 7 years, the White Series is still a main stay for the company and a cigar that would describe as elegant. Its mild to medium strength makes it a perfect cigar for enjoying in the morning or even the last cigar of the day. Though not crazy complex, it does have a well-balanced array of notes including a distinct natural sweetness that pleased the palate throughout the journey. I very much enjoyed the cinnamon spice notes in both the pre-light and lit experience. There was just a mild jag in the burn but otherwise it was error free. This is a box worthy cigar and an excellent example of a fine Honduran based product. I would recommend this to be in any enthusiast’s rotation. 95 points. 

 

Cigar Score

The Cavalier Geneve White Series Diplomate is an interesting and complex cigar. The cigar was mild with flavors of leather and wood, and on the retrohale, it was often spicey. However, I did have to re-torch an uneven burn twice, and that's not even including the uneven burn that comes when you reach the gold diamond. When it comes to the White Series, I think this is a cigar best smoked with coffee. If you don't smoke it with coffee, you're going to have a lackluster experience. However, with the right roast, you'll be able to taste and enjoy both parts of the pairing in greater depth.

Leaf Enthusiast

The way the Cavalier Geneve is marketed, it’s hard not to draw some comparisons with Davidoff. After all, both are headquartered in Geneva, both use lots of gold and white, and both make heavy use of Dominican leaf. That ends up being just a starting place, though. The Cavalier Geneve definitely carves out its own place by the end of the cigar, not quite as refined and elegant as a Davidoff, but very complex and flavorful in its own right, offering up a good progression and change-up of flavors, wrapped up in a smooth and mellow smoke. The more I smoke these, the more I enjoy them, and I find myself looking forward very much to the Black Series Maduro that is slated for next year.