Habano wrapper · Medium
Odyssey Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
Odyssey Maduro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Maduro Habano wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are A.J. Fernandez New World Puro Especial and Crux Epicure Habano.

What does Odyssey Maduro 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 | Nicaraguan Habano Maduro |
|---|---|
| Binder | Honduran; Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium as published by neptunecigar.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | General Cigar Company at launch. |
| Factory | Plasencia Cigars S.A. |
| Sizes | Corona 5.5×43 · Robusto 5×50 · Toro 6×50 · Gigante 6×60 · Churchill 7×48 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- 4.17 out of 5 from 6 customer reviews at jrcigars.com (listing as captured)
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 Odyssey Maduro
The line. General Cigar introduced Maduro as Odyssey’s third blend at the 2018 IPCPR show. cigar-coop.com
The brand. STG owns General Cigar. STG’s 2023 portfolio places Odyssey in Value for Money. st-group.com
Cigars like Odyssey Maduro
- A.J. Fernandez New World Puro EspecialClosest matchHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Crux Epicure HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Curivari Seleccion Privada NaturalAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Foundation Cigars OriginalAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Gurkha Colección Especial NicaraguaOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Odyssey Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.
Sources
- cigar-coop.com/2018/08/cigar-news-general-cigar-unveils-odyssey-maduro-at-2018-ipcpr.html
- alliancecigar.com/resources/newsletters/letter-oct-2018.pdf
- neptunecigar.com/cigar/odyssey-maduro
- cigarworld.com/cigars/review/new-favorite-6
- smokingpipes.com/cigars/odyssey/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=293752
- jrcigars.com/cigars/handmade-cigars/odyssey-cigars/odyssey-maduro