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Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade: flavour profile and cigars like it

Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Brazilian wrapper grown in Brazil and filler from Brazil, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Room101 Hit & Run Redux and VegaFina 1998.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade cigar
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What does Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cedar and wood
  • earth and leather
  • natural sweetness

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

WrapperBrazil Bahia, Connecticut Shade seed
BinderMexico San Andrés
FillerBrazil, Nicaragua Jalapa, Dominican Republic Piloto Cubano and Cubita Mao
StrengthMedium as published by neptunecigar.com
BodyMedium
Made inDominican Republic
Made byGeneral Cigar / Scandinavian Tobacco Group
FactoryGeneral Cigar Dominicana
SizesTorpedo 6.25×52 · Toro 6.5×52 · Churchill 7×48

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

What reviewers say

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 Inspirado Brazilian Shade

The line. First released in 2021, Brazilian Shade returned in 2024. Its Connecticut-seed wrapper grows in Bahia, Brazil. premiumcigars.org

Cigars like Macanudo Inspirado Brazilian Shade

  1. Room101 Hit & Run ReduxClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  2. VegaFina 1998Also fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
  3. Macanudo MaduroAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Mild-medium to mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
  4. Arturo Fuente Opus X Angel's ShareAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  5. Alec Bradley MAXXOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullA step stronger.

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

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