San Andrés wrapper · Medium to full
Sindicato Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
Sindicato Maduro is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Maduro San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, pepper, cocoa and earth.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are HVC Havana City Seleccion No.1 Maduro and La Palina 125 Años.
What does Sindicato Maduro taste like?
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- earth and leather
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Mexican San Andrés Morrón |
|---|---|
| Binder | Double Nicaraguan binder, Estelí and Jalapa |
| Filler | Nicaraguan tobacco from Estelí and Jalapa |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by blindmanspuff.com |
| Body | Full |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Brand owner Sindicato Cigar Group, LLC; historic blender Arsenio Ramos. |
| Factory | Tabacos Valle de Jalapa, S.A. (TABSA) |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×54 · Toro 6×54 · Churchill 7×52 · Magnum 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Zane G.; four blind panelists, Robusto, 5 x 54 (2021)In our words: The panel noted chocolate, leather, wood, pepper, and strong flavor.
- William Cooper (cigar-coop.com): 92 points, Toro, 6 x 54 (2014)In our words: The reviewer found a full-bodied Toro with coffee, mocha, cedar, and pepper.
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 Sindicato Maduro
The line. Maduro launched in September 2014 from an earlier alternate blend. blindmanspuff.com
The brand. Sindicato was formed by retailers in 2013. Its original core lines used TABSA and Arsenio Ramos. Artista later used El Artista. cigar-coop.com
Cigars like Sindicato Maduro
- HVC Havana City Seleccion No.1 MaduroClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- La Palina 125 AñosAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Plasencia Alma del FuegoAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Curivari Buenaventura MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Muestra de Saka Unicorn Diademas DeluxeOne step furtherBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Sindicato Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.