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Kristoff Original Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it

Kristoff Original Maduro is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Brazilian maduro wrapper over Cuban-seed Dominican and Cuban-seed Nicaraguan filler. Published tasting notes mention coffee beans, cocoa, hint of spice and sweet dark chocolate finish.

On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with caramel sweetness behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Maduro and Macanudo Maduro.

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What does Kristoff Original Maduro taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • coffee beans
  • cocoa
  • hint of spice
  • sweet dark chocolate finish

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

WrapperBrazilian maduro
BinderCuban-seed Dominican
FillerCuban-seed Dominican and Cuban-seed Nicaraguan
StrengthMedium
Made byKristoff Cigars (Glen Case), Dominican Republic
SizesCorona 5x44 · Robusto 5.5x54 · Torpedo 6.25x52 · Matador 6.5x56 · Churchill 7x50 · Lancero 7.5x40

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What smokers and critics say

Smokers like: smooth, mild maduro flavor, good construction and great value.

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 United Kingdom and Canada.

Cigars like Kristoff Original Maduro

  1. AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Maduro80% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullSame Brazilian wrapper style, more cedar and wood, a step stronger.
  2. Macanudo Maduro76% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · Mild to mediumMore cedar and wood, less pepper and spice, a step milder.
  3. Alonso Menéndez74% flavour matchBrazilian wrapper · MediumSame Brazilian wrapper style, more cream and nuts, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
  4. Cohiba Maduro 5 Secretos74% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanMore cream and nuts, a step stronger.
  5. Montosa Maduro71% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumMore cedar and wood, less caramel sweetness, same strength.

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

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