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Perla del Mar Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it

Perla del Mar Maduro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Broadleaf wrapper and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rocky Patel Fifty Five and Arturo Fuente Hemingway Maduro.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Perla del Mar Maduro cigar
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What does Perla del Mar Maduro taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • earth and leather
  • pepper and spice
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

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

WrapperConnecticut Broadleaf, current growing country not restated
BinderNicaragua
FillerNicaragua: Pueblo Nuevo, La Reina, Condega and Jalapa
StrengthMedium as published by jcnewman.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byJ.C. Newman
FactoryJ.C. Newman PENSA
SizesToro 6.25×54 · Double Toro 6×60 · Corona Gorda 5.5×46 · Robusto 4.75×52

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

What reviewers say

  • cigaraficionado.com: 90 points, Corona Gorda, 5.5 x 46 (2026)In our words: Espresso and pepper carried earthiness. Leather and brown sugar finished a sharp, consistent burn.

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 Perla del Mar Maduro

The line. Maduro joined in 2016. The 2020 relaunch strengthened its filler blend and introduced Tampa-style soft pressing. cigarjournal.com

Cigars like Perla del Mar Maduro

  1. Rocky Patel Fifty FiveClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  2. Arturo Fuente Hemingway MaduroAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · MediumSame Broadleaf wrapper family, about the same strength.
  3. Foundation Cigars Aksum formerly Metapa ClaroAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
  4. My Father La AntigüedadAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
  5. Alec Bradley American Sun GrownOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Perla del Mar Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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