San Andrés wrapper · Medium
Hooten Young Ma Deuce: flavour profile and cigars like it
Hooten Young Ma Deuce is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a San Andrés wrapper grown in Ecuador and Mexico and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to herbs.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Gold Star regular production and Crux Epicure.
What does Hooten Young Ma Deuce taste like?
- hay and herbs
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Habano over Mexican San Andrés |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium as published by lmcigars.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Hooten Young, brand owner; manufacturing partner not disclosed |
| Sizes | Cartridge 6.5×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Matt Rivers (smokeinn.com), Cartridge, 6.5 x 60 (2026)In our words: The review found a steady profile. It noted a minor burn issue and band-removal damage.
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 Hooten Young Ma Deuce
The line. The maker identifies the Browning M2 as the tribute. A retailer attributes the concept to Clint Aaron Taylor. store.hootenyoung.com
The brand. A Hooten Young release identifies former Special Operations soldier Norm Hooten and Tim Young as founders. The original Gothic Serpent marked the 2018 25th anniversary. The 30th Anniversary is separately blended by Eladio Diaz. hootenyoung.com
Cigars like Hooten Young Ma Deuce
- Gold Star regular productionClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Crux EpicureAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step milder.
- Padron 60th Anniversary NaturalAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- El Mago The Miami MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Volition America MaduroOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Hooten Young Ma Deuce as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.