San Andrés wrapper · Medium-full to full
Micallef Red: flavour profile and cigars like it
Micallef Red is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium-full to full. It has a San Andrés wrapper and filler from Nicaragua and Mexico. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Aganorsa Leaf La Validación Maduro and West Tampa Red.
What does Micallef Red 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?
| Wrapper | San Andrés Habano |
|---|---|
| Binder | Broadleaf |
| Filler | Nicaraguan and Mexican |
| Strength | Medium-full to full as published by micallefcigars.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Micallef Cigars |
| Blender | Gómez Sánchez family |
| Factory | Micallef Cigars S.A., Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×52 · Toro 6×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- simplystogies.com: 9.15 of 10, Toro 6x52 (2024)In our words: The reviewer found many transitions and solid construction.
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 Micallef Red
The line. Red joined the Color Series on September 5, 2024. simplystogies.com
The brand. Al Micallef and the Gómez Sánchez family formed the cigar collaboration in 2016. cigaraficionado.com
Cigars like Micallef Red
- Aganorsa Leaf La Validación MaduroClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- West Tampa RedAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich 58Also fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Artesano Del Tobacco El PulpoAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Curivari Buenaventura MaduroOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Micallef Red as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.