Cigar atlas · Medium to full
Leaf by Oscar Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
Leaf by Oscar Maduro is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, cocoa, sweetness and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell Oscuro and C.L.E. Corojo.
What does Leaf by Oscar Maduro taste like?
- earth and leather
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduras |
| Filler | Honduras |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by oscartobacco.com |
| Body | Medium to Full |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. |
| Factory | Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. factory, Danlí, Honduras |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×52 · Sixty 6×60 · Torpedo 6.5×52 · Lancero 7×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigaraficionado.com, Lancero, 7 x 38 (2020)In our words: The tasting note reported earth, tar, caramel, and coffee.
- William Cooper (cigar-coop.com), Toro, 6 x 50 (2013)In our words: The reviewer reported mocha, pepper, earth, and honey-like sweetness.
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 Leaf by Oscar Maduro
The line. A 2013 review identifies Maduro among four wrapper-named original Leaf blends. cigar-coop.com
The brand. Oscar Valladares began his own Danlí production in 2012. Jim Robinson ordered 5,000 cigars in 2013. The brand began as Leaf and Bean by Oscar. Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. is the maker. Jim Robinson held United States selling rights for Leaf by Oscar. oscartobacco.com
Cigars like Leaf by Oscar Maduro
- Oscar Valladares Heaven and Hell OscuroClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- C.L.E. CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Honduras, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Black Label Trading Company Last RitesAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullLess pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa ClaroOne step furtherSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Leaf by Oscar Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.