Connecticut shade wrapper · Mild
Macanudo Café: flavour profile and cigars like it
Macanudo Café is a mild hand-made cigar. It has a Connecticut shade wrapper over Mexican and Dominican piloto Cubano filler. Published tasting notes mention sweetness, creamy, nutty and woody.
On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Griffin's Classic and Diamond Crown.
What does Macanudo Café taste like?
- sweetness
- creamy
- nutty
- woody
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican (San Andrés) |
| Filler | Mexican and Dominican piloto Cubano |
| Strength | Mild |
| Made by | General Cigar Co. (Scandinavian Tobacco Group) |
| Sizes | Hyde Park 5.5x49 · Duke of Devon 5.5x42 · Duke of Windsor 6x50 · Petit Corona 5x38 · Gigante 6x60 · Prince Philip 7.5x49 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
- 4.3 out of 5 from 46 customer reviews at Holt's
- Cigar Aficionado: 89 points for the Baron de Rothschild (2025)
Smokers like: mild and smooth, easy draw and even burn and good quick smoke.
Some say: bland for some.
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 Estonia, the Nordics and the United States.
Cigars like Macanudo Café
- Griffin's Classic79% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more caramel sweetness, a step stronger.
- Diamond Crown79% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cedar and wood, same strength.
- Macanudo Inspirado White78% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more pepper and spice, a step stronger.
- Matilde Serena78% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more pepper and spice, a step stronger.
- Ashton Classic77% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, more cocoa and coffee, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.