Connecticut wrapper · Mild to medium
Mayflower Dawn: flavour profile and cigars like it
Mayflower Dawn is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is mild to medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, earth, pepper and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are A.J. Fernandez New World Puro Especial and Bossner Black Edition.
What does Mayflower Dawn taste like?
- cream and nuts
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Cameroon |
| Filler | Nicaraguan long fillers |
| Strength | Mild to medium as published by cigarsdaily.com |
| Body | Mild to medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Mayflower Cigars; Michael Knowles and Oliva Cigar Co. designers created the 2023 launch blends. |
| Factory | Tabacalera Oliva, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Petit Corona 4×38 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×54 · Churchill 7×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- comedycigarsmusic.com: 3 of 4, Mayflower Dawn Toro, 6 x 54 (2024)In our words: Phil Kurut noted cream, earth, spice, cashew, coffee, and an initially tight draw.
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 Mayflower Dawn
The line. Dawn was one of Mayflower's two launch blends in 2023. dailywire.com
The brand. Daily Wire launched Mayflower Cigars in November 2023 as a premium handmade cigar brand. Michael Knowles launched the brand. The 2023 blends were created with Oliva Cigar Co. designers. Dream joined Dawn and Dusk in 2025. dailywire.com
Cigars like Mayflower Dawn
- A.J. Fernandez New World Puro EspecialClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
- Bossner Black EditionAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, a step stronger.
- Bandolero Serie A AventurerosAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumA step stronger.
- Bentley White EditionAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Mayflower Dawn as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.