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Macanudo Sumatra: flavour profile and cigars like it

Macanudo Sumatra is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Sumatra 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 Curivari Seleccion Privada Natural and Espinosa Sumatra.

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

Macanudo Sumatra cigar
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What does Macanudo Sumatra 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 Sumatra
BinderUSA Broadleaf
FillerDominican Republic Piloto Cubano and Olor; Nicaragua Condega and Estelí
StrengthMedium as published by bigdavescigars.com
BodyMedium
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 Sumatra

The line. Shown at PCA 2026, with April shipping announced. Its Ecuador Sumatra wrapper covers the shared new core blend. cigar-coop.com

Cigars like Macanudo Sumatra

  1. Curivari Seleccion Privada NaturalClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  2. Espinosa SumatraAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  3. Gurkha Colección Especial NicaraguaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  4. Paradiso RevelationAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
  5. Rocky Patel Fifty FiveOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.

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

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