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Cain Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
Cain Maduro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a Maduro wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun Grown and Oliva Serie V Melanio.
What does Cain Maduro taste like?
- cedar and wood
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Mexico |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Full as published by bnbtobacco.com |
| Body | Full-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Oliva Cigar Co. |
| Factory | Tabacalera Oliva de Nicaragua S.A. (TABOLISA), Nicaragua |
| Sizes | 550 5.75×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado (cigaraficionado.com): 88 points, Cain Maduro 550, 5 3/4 x 50 Toro (2009)In our words: The panel noted cedar, charcoal, and sugary notes.
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 Cain Maduro
The line. A 2009 review documented Maduro as an initial Cain wrapper option. stogiereview.com
The brand. Oliva traces family tobacco cultivation to Melanio Oliva in Cuba, 1886. Cigar Aficionado identified Sam Leccia as Cain’s creator and Oliva as maker. olivacigar.com
Cigars like Cain Maduro
- Perdomo 20th Anniversary Sun GrownClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Oliva Serie V MelanioAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- La Aurora CameroonAlso fitsCameroon wrapper · MediumA step milder.
- San Lotano Requiem HabanoAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, a step milder.
- Aladino Corojo ReservaOne step furtherCorojo wrapper · FullMore cocoa and coffee, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Cain Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.