San Andrés wrapper · Full
Foundation Cigars Olmec Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
Foundation Cigars Olmec Maduro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is full. It has a Maduro San Andrés wrapper and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Maduro (Exclusivo) and Rocky Patel Conviction.
What does Foundation Cigars Olmec Maduro taste like?
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | San Andrés Maduro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Jalapa, Nicaragua |
| Filler | Estelí and Jalapa, Nicaragua |
| Strength | Full as published by foundationcigarcompany.com |
| Body | Full-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Foundation Cigar Company; Nicholas Melillo is founder and master blender. |
| Factory | Tabacalera AJ Fernandez Cigars de Nicaragua S.A., Estelí. |
| Sizes | DB Corona 7×54 · Grande 6×60 · Toro 6×52 · Corona Gorda 5.5×48 · Robusto 5×50 |
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): 89 points, Toro, 6 x 52 (2023)In our words: Coffee and chocolate led. The reviewer rated strength medium and body medium to full.
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 Olmec Maduro
The line. Olmec Claro and Maduro debuted at the 2022 PCA Trade Show. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Nicholas Melillo founded Foundation in 2015. He is its founder and master blender. Foundation owns the brand portfolio. AJ Fernandez and My Father made different Foundation lines. foundationcigarcompany.com
Cigars like Foundation Cigars Olmec Maduro
- Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Maduro (Exclusivo)Closest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Rocky Patel ConvictionAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Hoyo de Monterrey Hoyo La Amistad BlackAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Alec Bradley 30 YearsAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullA step milder.
- La Rica Serie 2000One step furtherWrapper style not published · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Foundation Cigars Olmec Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.