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Partagás Maduro No. 3: flavour profile and cigars like it

Partagás Maduro No. 3 is a full hand-made cigar. It has a Cuban maduro leaf wrapper over Cuban long filler. Published tasting notes mention earth, espresso, dark cocoa, oak, molasses and leather.

On our flavour map it leans toward earth and leather, with cocoa and coffee behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour and E.P. Carrillo La Historia.

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What does Partagás Maduro No. 3 taste like?

Cream & nutsCedar & woodEarth & leatherPepper & spiceCocoa & coffeeSweet & caramelFruit & floralHay & herbs
Our flavour map: the published notes, weighted 60%, plus the wrapper style, 40%.
  • earth
  • espresso
  • dark cocoa
  • oak
  • molasses
  • leather

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

WrapperCuban maduro leaf
BinderCuban
FillerCuban long filler
StrengthFull
Made byHabanos S.A. (Cuba)
SizesMaduro No. 3 (Robusto Extra) 5.75x50

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide. Cuban cigars generally can't be legally imported into the United States.

What smokers and critics say

Scores as published by the retailer or magazine. Themes are our summary of the reviews, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

On the retailer best-seller lists we track in the United Kingdom.

Cigars like Partagás Maduro No. 3

  1. Davidoff Winston Churchill The Late Hour81% flavour matchMaduro wrapper · FullLess caramel sweetness, same strength.
  2. E.P. Carrillo La Historia72% flavour matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullMore cocoa and coffee, less earth and leather, a step milder.
  3. Drew Estate Liga Privada No. 972% flavour matchBroadleaf wrapper · FullMore cocoa and coffee, less cedar and wood, same strength.
  4. Montecristo No. 571% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Medium to full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more pepper and spice, less cocoa and coffee, a step milder.
  5. Bolívar Belicosos Finos69% flavour matchCuban wrapper · Full · CubanSame Cuban wrapper style, Cuban filler too, more pepper and spice, less cedar and wood, same strength.

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

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