Cameroon wrapper · Medium
El Mago Mistico: flavour profile and cigars like it
El Mago Mistico is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Cameroon wrapper grown in Cameroon 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 Curivari Seleccion Privada Natural and Gurkha Colección Especial Nicaragua.
What does El Mago Mistico 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, with light shade-leaf caps at head and foot. |
|---|---|
| Binder | Ecuadorian |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Dominican Republic |
| Strength | Medium as published by elmagocigars.com |
| Body | Medium body |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | MGE Cigars Factory is the reported manufacturer. |
| 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.
What reviewers say
- 4.34 out of 5 from 26 customer reviews at neptunecigar.com (Robusto 5 x 50)
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 Mistico
The line. Místico references the magic between Gonzalo and Maria. A launch date was not located. elmagocigars.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 Mistico
- Curivari Seleccion Privada NaturalClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Colección Especial NicaraguaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Rocky Patel Fifty FiveAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Alec Bradley American Sun GrownAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Oliva Flor de OlivaOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named El Mago Mistico as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.