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San Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-full · Limited release

El Mago Alakazam 3.0: flavour profile and cigars like it

El Mago Alakazam 3.0 is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Maduro San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are A.J. Fernandez New World Decenio and All Saints Dedicacion.

El Mago Alakazam 3.0 cigar
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What does El Mago Alakazam 3.0 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?

WrapperMexican San Andrés Maduro
BinderBroadleaf
FillerConflicting reports: Nicaraguan, or Dominican Republic plus Nicaraguan.
StrengthMedium to medium-full as published by smokeinn.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byEl Mago Cigars
FactoryMGE factory, Nicaragua
SizesToro 6×50

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

About El Mago Alakazam 3.0

The line. Third Alakazam installment. Retail sources report 1,000 numbered three-packs. oakglentobacconist.com

The brand. El Mago commemorates Maria and Gonzalo Torre. Nicolas Fusco states its name combines their initials. The couple died in the June 2021 Champlain Towers collapse. elmagocigars.com

Cigars like El Mago Alakazam 3.0

  1. A.J. Fernandez New World DecenioClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. All Saints DedicacionAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Esteban Carreras HellcatAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Nasser The Goat by A.J. Fernandez The GoatAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. Padron 1926 Serie No.48 MaduroOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named El Mago Alakazam 3.0 as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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