Habano wrapper · Medium
Mayflower Dusk: flavour profile and cigars like it
Mayflower Dusk is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Tatuaje Tattoo and Rocky Patel Fifty Five.
What does Mayflower Dusk taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Sumatra |
| Filler | Nicaraguan long fillers |
| Strength | Medium as published by cigar-coop.com |
| Body | Medium to full |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Mayflower Cigars; the 2023 launch involved Michael Knowles and Oliva Cigar Co. designers. |
| Factory | TABOLISA, Estelí, Nicaragua, as reported for Mayflower Dusk in December 2024. |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.5×50 · Toro 6.5×52 · Toro Gordo 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigar-coop.com: 88 points, Mayflower Dusk Robusto, 5.5 x 50 (2024)In our words: William Cooper found medium strength and body. He noted molasses, earth, cedar, spice, cocoa, pepper, and repeated burn touch-ups.
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 Dusk
The line. Dusk 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 Dusk
- Tatuaje TattooClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Rocky Patel Fifty FiveAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich MaduroAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- El Mago Miami Art Deco EditionAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Oz Family Cigars Pi SynesthesiaOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Mayflower Dusk as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.