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H. Upmann Magnum 54: flavour profile and cigars like it

H. Upmann Magnum 54 is a mild to medium hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention creamy, cedar, sweet, chocolate and hay.

On our flavour map it leans toward cedar and wood, with cream and nuts behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real and Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sungrown.

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What does H. Upmann Magnum 54 taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • creamy
  • cedar
  • sweet
  • chocolate
  • hay

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperCuban leaf
BinderCuban
FillerCuban long filler
StrengthMild to medium
Made byHabanos S.A. (Cuba)
SizesMagnum 54 4.75x54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide. Cuban cigars generally can't be legally imported into the United States.

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: orange peel, toasty and nutty and full, earthy smoke.

Some say: burn and draw can be inconsistent.

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the UAE, the Nordics and Canada.

Cigars like H. Upmann Magnum 54

  1. Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real57% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MediumMore fruit and flowers, less cedar and wood, a step stronger.
  2. Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino Sungrown53% flavour matchSumatra wrapper · MediumLess hay and herbs, a step stronger.
  3. Atabey52% flavour matchHabano wrapper · Mild to mediumMore earth and leather, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  4. Trinidad Vigía52% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more fruit and flowers, less cocoa and coffee, a step stronger.
  5. Por Larrañaga Montecarlos51% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Mild to medium · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, less hay and herbs, same strength.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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