San Andrés wrapper · Medium
Foundation Cigar Company The Wise Man Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
Foundation Cigar Company The Wise Man Maduro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, pepper, cocoa and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Micallef A and Tatuaje 10th Anniversary.
What does Foundation Cigar Company The Wise Man Maduro taste like?
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Mexican San Andrés |
|---|---|
| Binder | Estelí and Jalapa, Nicaragua |
| Filler | Estelí, Condega, and Jalapa, Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium as published by foundationcigarcompany.com |
| Body | 2024 Toro reviewer assessment: medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Foundation Cigar Company, brand owner |
| Blender | Nicholas Melillo |
| Factory | My Father Cigars factory, Estelí; no more granular facility name was disclosed |
| Sizes | Corona 5×48 · Robusto 5.5×50 · Toro 6×52 · Doble Corona 7×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- William Cooper (cigar-coop.com): 86 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2025)In our words: The Toro had excellent construction. The reviewer found its later flavour profile less successful than the discontinued Aganorsa version.
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 Foundation Cigar Company The Wise Man Maduro
The line. The Aganorsa-made Wise Man Maduro was discontinued. Foundation announced a different My Father blend for PCA 2024. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. Nicholas Melillo founded Foundation Cigar Company in 2015. Foundation identifies him as founder and master blender. foundationcigarcompany.com
Cigars like Foundation Cigar Company The Wise Man Maduro
- Micallef AClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Tatuaje 10th AnniversaryAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- A.J. Fernandez New World DecenioAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Espinosa 601 Pennsylvania Edition Habano OscuroAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- El Mago PepeOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Foundation Cigar Company The Wise Man Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.