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Maria Mancini Classic: flavour profile and cigars like it

Maria Mancini Classic is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from Honduras. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, pepper and herbs.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Maria Mancini Classico and Southern Draw Morning Glory.

Maria Mancini Classic cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: cigarworld.de. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does Maria Mancini Classic taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • pepper and spice
  • hay and herbs

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

WrapperHonduras; particularly light selection
BinderHonduras
FillerHonduras
StrengthMedium as published by tabak-kontor.de
BodyMedium
Made inHonduras
Made byAugust Schuster is named as owner and distributor. The physical maker remains unnamed.
SizesCorona Classico 5.5×44

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 Maria Mancini Classic

The line. Cigarworld lists Classic as introduced on 13 August 2002. cigarworld.de

The brand. Cigarworld says the brand disappeared in the 1940s and August Schuster reissued it. Cigarworld identifies August Schuster as the own-brand company. Honduras production is stated, but no factory is named. cigarworld.de

Cigars like Maria Mancini Classic

  1. Maria Mancini ClassicoClosest matchWrapper style not published · Mild to mild-mediumAlso made in Honduras, a step milder.
  2. Southern Draw Morning GloryAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
  3. Rojas Street Tacos BarbacoaAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullA step stronger.
  4. Don Lino ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumMore earth and leather, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  5. A.J. Fernandez Enclave ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumMore cedar and wood, about the same strength.

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

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