Cameroon wrapper · Medium to medium-full · Limited release
El Mago Defender: flavour profile and cigars like it
El Mago Defender is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Cameroon wrapper grown in Cameroon 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 Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Shade Grown and El Mago Mistico.
What does El Mago Defender 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 | Cameroon |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan Criollo |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by smokeinn.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | El Mago Cigars |
| Factory | MGE Cigars Factory, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Toro 6.5×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
About El Mago Defender
The line. The Defender is the shield half of the paired Offender and Defender release. Reported production was 250 boxes. 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 Defender
- Perdomo Legacy Father & Son Shade GrownClosest matchCameroon wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Cameroon wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- El Mago MisticoAlso fitsCameroon wrapper · MediumSame Cameroon wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Oliva Serie G CameroonAlso fitsCameroon wrapper · MediumSame Cameroon wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- A.J. Fernandez New World CameroonAlso fitsCameroon wrapper · FullSame Cameroon wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
- Rock-A-Feller Cigars Art of Magic CardicianOne step furtherCameroon wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Cameroon wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named El Mago Defender as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.