Cigar atlas · Medium
Meerapfel Maestranza: flavour profile and cigars like it
Meerapfel Maestranza is a handmade cigar made in Honduras. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Honduras and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cocoa, cream, cedar and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Curivari Ciclope and Kristoff Habano.
What does Meerapfel Maestranza taste like?
- cocoa and coffee
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Honduras, documented for Marqués and Barón. |
|---|---|
| Binder | Costa Rica, documented for Marqués and Barón. |
| Filler | Nicaragua, documented for Marqués and Barón. |
| Strength | Medium as published by andredias95.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Honduras |
| Made by | Meerapfel Cigars |
| Sizes | Duque 6×62 · Marqués 6×50 · Barón 5.5×42 · Conde 5×52 · Vizconde 4×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- André Charuto Dias (andredias95.com), Marqués, 6 x 50 (2023)In our words: The reviewer found a balanced medium-bodied cigar with coffee, sandalwood, and milk-chocolate notes.
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 Meerapfel Maestranza
The line. Rauchr listed Marqués in its assortment from August 10, 2022. Cigar Journal reported the UK launch in February 2023. rauchr.de
The brand. Meerapfel Companies markets Family Reserve Blends. Its official catalogue lists all four researched lines. Cigar Aficionado identified M. Meerapfel Söhne Belgium as the collection’s tobacco-growing owner in 2023. The official site now presents Meerapfel Companies. meerapfel.com
Cigars like Meerapfel Maestranza
- Curivari CiclopeClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Kristoff HabanoAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · MediumMore earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Alec Bradley KintsugiAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Honduras, more cream and nuts, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Cellar Reserve 21 YearAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumMore cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Seleccion d OroOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumMore cream and nuts, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Meerapfel Maestranza as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.