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Macanudo Inspirado Orange: flavour profile and cigars like it

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

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Brun del Ré Gold and Micallef Connecticut.

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

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

What does Macanudo Inspirado Orange taste like?

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

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

WrapperHonduras; Olancho San Agustín in 2016 launch
BinderHonduras
FillerDominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua
StrengthMedium as published by macanudo.com
BodyMedium
Made inHonduras
Made byGeneral Cigar / Scandinavian Tobacco Group
FactoryHonduran American Tobacco S.A. (HATSA)
SizesRobusto 5×50 · Robusto Tubo 5×50 · Toro 5.75×52 · Gigante 6×60 · Churchill 7×50

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

What reviewers say

  • holts.com: 83 points, Robusto, 5x50 (2025)In our words: Wood and spice gained leather and bread. Persistent dryness and late bitterness limited enjoyment.
  • cigaraficionado.com: 92 points, Churchill,7x50 (2017)In our words: Rich smoke combined leather and mesquite with almond and pepper. The award ranked this format twentieth.

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 Orange

The line. Introduced in Europe in 2014, Inspirado Orange entered the U.S. in 2016. Its initial U.S. shipment began April 25. macanudo.com

Cigars like Macanudo Inspirado Orange

  1. Brun del Ré GoldClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumMore cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  2. Micallef ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumMore cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  3. Alec Bradley GatekeeperAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Honduras, more natural sweetness, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  4. Oscar Valladares Wild HunterAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Honduras, more cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  5. Aladino Cameroon ReservaOne step furtherCameroon wrapper · MediumAlso made in Honduras, more fruit and floral, about the same strength.

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

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