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El Mago Miami Art Deco Edition: flavour profile and cigars like it

El Mago Miami Art Deco Edition is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Gurkha Ghost Gold and Mayflower Dusk.

El Mago Miami Art Deco Edition cigar
Photo: smokeinn.com. Background and framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does El Mago Miami Art Deco Edition taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

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

WrapperEcuadorian Habano
BinderU.S. Broadleaf
FillerNicaraguan
StrengthMedium as published by cigarsdaily.com
BodyMedium-to-full body in one written review.
Made inNicaragua
Made byMGE Cigars Factory is the reported manufacturer.
FactoryMGE Cigars Factory, Estelí.
SizesToro 6×52

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

What reviewers say

  • smokeinn.com (2024)In our words: The reviewer reported espresso, dark chocolate, nuts, caramel, leather, cedar, spice, even burn, and easy draw.

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 El Mago Miami Art Deco Edition

The line. Miami Art Deco was among El Mago’s announced 2022 inaugural cigars. It references The James Hotel. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Nick Fusco created El Mago in memory of Maria and Gonzalo Torre. They died in the 2021 Champlain Towers collapse. El Mago owns the brand. MGE Cigars Factory is separately reported as its Nicaraguan production factory. elmagocigars.com

Cigars like El Mago Miami Art Deco Edition

  1. Gurkha Ghost GoldClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, about the same strength.
  2. Mayflower DuskAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  3. Tatuaje TattooAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  4. Bossner Black EditionAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  5. Rocky Patel Fifty FiveOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.

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

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