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Black Label Trading Company La Madonna Negra: flavour profile and cigars like it

Black Label Trading Company La Madonna Negra is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Broadleaf wrapper grown in the United States and filler from Nicaragua and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, cocoa and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are J.C. Newman Yagua and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Black Label Trading Company La Madonna Negra cigar
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What does Black Label Trading Company La Madonna Negra taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather
  • cocoa and coffee
  • fruit and floral

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperConnecticut Broadleaf, United States
BinderEcuador Habano
FillerNicaragua and Pennsylvania
StrengthMedium as published by cigar-coop.com
BodyMedium
Made inNicaragua
Made bynot disclosed; James Brown; Fábrica Oveja Negra
FactoryFábrica Oveja Negra, Estelí
SizesRothschild Box Press 4.5×48 · Corona Gorda Box Press 5.5×50 · Robusto Box Press 5×54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Black Label Trading Company La Madonna Negra

The line. La Madonna Negra launched for BLTC's tenth anniversary and shipped in June 2023. ovejanegracigars.com

The brand. BLTC marked its tenth anniversary in 2023. James and Angela Brown are named founders. James Brown is identified as BLTC creator and a Fábrica Oveja Negra partner. The source does not disclose legal brand ownership. ovejanegracigars.com

Cigars like Black Label Trading Company La Madonna Negra

  1. J.C. Newman YaguaClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · MediumSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  2. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida BlackAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less fruit and floral, a step stronger.
  3. La Palina Blue LabelAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  4. Warped La HaciendaAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  5. Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Sun GrownOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumLess fruit and floral, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Black Label Trading Company La Madonna Negra as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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