Sumatra wrapper · Medium to full
Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa Claro: flavour profile and cigars like it
Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa Claro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Sumatra wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are My Father La Antigüedad and Southern Draw Cedrus.
What does Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa Claro taste like?
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sumatra |
|---|---|
| Binder | Connecticut Broadleaf |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by fastly.cigaraficionado.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Brand owner: Foundation Cigar Company. Founder and master blender: Nicholas Melillo. Manufacturer: Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars. |
| Factory | Tabacalera A.J. Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Corona Gorda 5.5×48 · Toro 6×52 · Double Corona 7×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Gregory Mottola (fastly.cigaraficionado.com): 93 points, Robusto, 5 x 50 (2024)In our words: The review describes coffee bean, earth, sweetness, spice, and the Metapa rebrand.
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 Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa Claro
The line. Metapa shipped in October 2023. Foundation rebranded it as Aksum in early 2024. cigarjournal.com
The brand. Nicholas Melillo founded Foundation in 2015 after leaving Drew Estate. triplecap.co
Cigars like Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa Claro
- My Father La AntigüedadClosest matchHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Southern Draw CedrusAlso fitsBesuki wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Oz Family Cigars KaratobaAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Padron 1926 Serie No.47 MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust 10th JubileeOne step furtherSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa Claro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.