Mayorga Maduro

Our panel really enjoyed this box-pressed beauty of a Maduro. Handmade in Nicaragua, this cigar also impressed Cigar Aficionado with a '90' rating. Rolled with a dark, smooth maduro wrapper and Nicaraguan Ligero & Seca long-filler and Piloto Cubano binder, Mayorga begins with a mild-bodied taste, and builds to a very pleasing medium-bodied flavor. Expertly constructed, it is dense and firm with no soft spots whatsoever. The sheer amount of tobacco packed in to this Robusto ensures that you'll have plenty of cool smoke to enjoy for quite a while. The draw may be a bit tight to start, but will quickly ease up as you smoke it. This cigar gets better and better and in all aspects during the smoking experience, and you ought to find yourself smoking it right down to the nub like our review panel members did. Expect raw tobacco flavors that build in complexity and intensity through the smokecomplemented by a slight sweetness on the lips at the start and picking up spicier notes toward the finish. Consider this cigar before dinner with either your favorite light rum or a single-malt scotch.