Habano wrapper · Full
Flor de Antillas Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
Flor de Antillas Maduro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a Oscuro Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar and earth.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Winston Churchill The Late Hour and A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun Grown.
What does Flor de Antillas Maduro taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano sun-grown Oscuro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Habano Criollo |
| Strength | Full as published by cigaraficionado.com |
| Body | 3/4 to full-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | My Father Cigars |
| Factory | My Father Cigars S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Toro Gordo 6.5×56 · Toro 6×52 · Corona 5.625×46 · Petit Robusto 4.5×50 · Torpedo 6.125×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Insider (cigaraficionado.com): 89 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2017)In our words: It noted nougat, earth, and wood.
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 Flor de Antillas Maduro
The line. Maduro began as Federal Cigar anniversary releases in 2015 and 2016. It shipped nationally in 2016. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. The García family released Flor de las Antillas in May 2012 as a Cuba homage. cigaraficionado.com
Cigars like Flor de Antillas Maduro
- Winston Churchill The Late HourClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame Habano wrapper family, about the same strength.
- A. Flores Gran Reserva Sun GrownAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, a step milder.
- Padron 1926 Serie NaturalAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Don Pepin Garcia Cuban ClassicAlso fitsHabano wrapper · FullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Omar Ortez OriginalsOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Flor de Antillas Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.