San Andrés wrapper · Medium to full · Limited release
Apostate Death Mask: flavour profile and cigars like it
Apostate Death Mask is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua and the United States. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Artesano Del Tobacco El Pulpo and Curivari Buenaventura Maduro.
What does Apostate Death Mask taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Mexican San Andrés |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuadorian Habano |
| Filler | Nicaragua and USA |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by smokeinn.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Blender | Kendrick Woolstenhulme and Brandon Oveson |
| Factory | Fábrica Oveja Negra, Estelí |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.5×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
About Apostate Death Mask
The line. The maker calls this its first limited edition. It shipped to select retailers from October 1, 2026. apostatecigars.com
The brand. The founders describe prior tobacconist experience and a brand shaped by independent conviction. The brand works with Jochy Blanco at Tabacalera Palma. The regular portfolio is made at Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic. Death Mask is the first release made outside that factory, at Oveja Negra in Nicaragua. apostatecigars.com
Cigars like Apostate Death Mask
- Artesano Del Tobacco El PulpoClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Curivari Buenaventura MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Drew Estate Undercrown 10Also fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- HVC Edicion Especial 2015Also fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Micallef MigdaliaOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Apostate Death Mask as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.