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La Galera Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it

La Galera Maduro is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium-full to full. It has a Maduro wrapper grown in Mexico. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Arturo Fuente Opus X 25th Anniversary Tributo and Gurkha Ghost Gold.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

La Galera Maduro cigar
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What does La Galera Maduro taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

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

WrapperMexico SanAndrés
BinderDominican Republic Piloto Cubano
FillerPiloto Cubano and Criollo '98; current growing country not restated
StrengthMedium-full to full as published by mikescigars.com
BodyNot published
Made inDominican Republic
Made byTabacalera Palma / Jochy Blanco
FactoryTabacalera Palma
SizesVitolaNo1 3.5×50 · Chaveta 5×50 · Lector 6×54 · Pegador 6×46 · Cortador 6.125×52 · Pilones 6.25×60 · Presidente 7.25×50 · Coloso 8×60

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

What reviewers say

  • cigaraficionado.com: 93 points, Presidente, 7.25 x 50 (2026)In our words: Gingerbread and spice were balanced by leather and coffee. Nutmeg added detail despite a coarse wrapper.

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 La Galera Maduro

The line. Launched at IPCPR in 2016. It joined the range alongside 1936 Box Pressed and 80th Anniversary. cigar-coop.com

Cigars like La Galera Maduro

  1. Arturo Fuente Opus X 25th Anniversary TributoClosest matchCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
  2. Gurkha Ghost GoldAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step milder.
  3. Cusano Nicaragua EstelíAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  4. All Saints DedicacionAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullA step milder.
  5. Casa Carrillo Ascend CigarsOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less natural sweetness, a step milder.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named La Galera Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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