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Macanudo Cru Royale: flavour profile and cigars like it

Macanudo Cru Royale is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream and earth.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are La Aurora Puro Vintage and Gilbert de Montsalvat Signature Line.

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

Macanudo Cru Royale cigar
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What does Macanudo Cru Royale taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • earth and leather

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

WrapperEcuador Habano
BinderDominican Republic La Vega Especial
FillerBrazil Mata Fina, Dominican Republic viso, Nicaragua viso
StrengthMedium as published by cigars.com
BodyMedium
Made inDominican Republic
Made byGeneral Cigar / Scandinavian Tobacco Group
FactoryGeneral Cigar Dominicana, Santiago
SizesPoco Gordo 4×60 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×54 · Gigante 6×60

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

What reviewers say

  • cigaraficionado.com: 91 points, Poco Gordo, 4x60 (2013)In our words: Leather and nut flavours developed in a well-made short format. Burning and draw performed well.

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 Macanudo Cru Royale

The line. Developed over eighteen months, Crü Royale targeted Macanudo's medium-body gap. Blend MP2 won testing before its planned October 2010 shipment. cigaraficionado.com

Cigars like Macanudo Cru Royale

  1. La Aurora Puro VintageClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step stronger.
  2. Gilbert de Montsalvat Signature LineAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Mild-medium to mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  3. Gurkha 35th AnniversaryAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  4. AVO ClassicAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  5. Black Label Trading Company LawlessOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullSame Habano wrapper family, more cocoa and coffee, a step stronger.

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

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