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Montosa Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it

Montosa Maduro is a medium hand-made cigar. It has a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over Dominican, Brazilian and Nicaraguan filler. Published tasting notes mention cedar, chocolate, espresso and wheat.

On our flavour map it leans toward cocoa and coffee, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are E.P. Carrillo La Historia and Cohiba Siglo VI.

What does Montosa Maduro taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • cedar
  • chocolate
  • espresso
  • wheat

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

WrapperMexican San Andrés
BinderBrazilian
FillerDominican, Brazilian and Nicaraguan
StrengthMedium
Made byArnold André (Dominican Republic factory founded 2011)
SizesGigante 6x60

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the Nordics and Germany.

Cigars like Montosa Maduro

  1. E.P. Carrillo La Historia79% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper style, more earth and leather, a step stronger.
  2. Cohiba Siglo VI75% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium · CubanMore cream and nuts, less cocoa and coffee, same strength.
  3. Montecristo Platinum74% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper style, more cedar and wood, a step stronger.
  4. Rocky Patel Sixty73% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper style, more earth and leather, same strength.
  5. Casa Turrent 1880 Edición Limitada73% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper style, more earth and leather, same strength.

Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.

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