San Andrés wrapper · Medium to full
El Mago Beach Blend: flavour profile and cigars like it
El Mago Beach Blend 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. 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 HVC Edicion Especial 2015.
What does El Mago Beach Blend 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 Negro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan Criollo |
| Filler | Nicaraguan Condega, Estelí, and Jalapa |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by smokeinn.com |
| Body | Medium-to-full-bodied. |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | El Mago Cigars |
| Factory | MGE Cigars Factory, Estelí |
| Sizes | Box-pressed Robusto 5×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
About El Mago Beach Blend
The line. Launched to retailers in February 2026. Its story concerns Fusco’s beach cigar memories with Gonzalo Torre. cigar-coop.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 Beach Blend
- Artesano Del Tobacco El PulpoClosest matchSan 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.
- Inch by E.P. Carrillo NicaraguaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Micallef MigdaliaAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Oliva Serie V MaduroOne 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 El Mago Beach Blend as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.