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El Mago The James Avenue: flavour profile and cigars like it

El Mago The James Avenue is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to mild-medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper 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 Crux Epicure and Esteban Carreras Cashmere.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

El Mago The James Avenue cigar
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What does El Mago The James Avenue 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?

WrapperConnecticut-seed
BinderHabano; origin undisclosed
FillerNicaraguan
StrengthMild to mild-medium as published by luxurycigarclub.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byEl Mago Cigars, led by Nicolas Fusco; MGE Cigars Factory
FactoryMGE Cigars Factory, Estelí
SizesBox-pressed Toro 6×54

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

About El Mago The James Avenue

The line. The regular-production four-blend line launched at PCA 2026. It honors the James Hotel. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Nicolas Fusco created El Mago to honor Maria and Gonzalo Torre. The name combines their first-name initials. elmagocigars.com

Cigars like El Mago The James Avenue

  1. Crux EpicureClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Esteban Carreras CashmereAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Sobremesa BrûléeAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. A.J. Fernandez New World ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. Bentley White EditionOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.

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

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