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Macanudo Ecuadorian Shade: flavour profile and cigars like it

Macanudo Ecuadorian Shade is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Mayflower Dawn and Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged Connecticut.

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

Macanudo Ecuadorian Shade cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: macanudo.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Macanudo Ecuadorian Shade taste like?

No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.

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

WrapperEcuador Shade
BinderUSA Broadleaf
FillerDominican Republic Piloto Cubano and Olor; Nicaragua Condega and Estelí
StrengthMild to medium as published by cigarsinternational.com
BodyMellow-Medium
Made inNicaragua
Made byGeneral Cigar / Scandinavian Tobacco Group
FactorySTG Estelí
SizesRobusto 5×50 · Toro 6×50 · Gigante 6×60

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

About Macanudo Ecuadorian Shade

The line. Shown at PCA 2026, with April shipping announced. Shade and Sumatra share their interior blend. cigar-coop.com

Cigars like Macanudo Ecuadorian Shade

  1. Mayflower DawnClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Perdomo Habano Bourbon Barrel Aged ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. San Cristobal EleganciaAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. San Lotano Requiem ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. Alec Bradley American ClassicOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.

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

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