Mayorga torpedo maduro

[Don Fernando]

These nice Nicaraguan cigars are made by Nestor Plasencia and he uses Nicaraguan tobacco for the filler and the binder and either a H2000 from Nicaragua or a dark maduro from Costa Rica as a wrapper. Judging by the color and the flavors from the cigar, I think I smoked one with a Costa Rican maduro wrapper. I brought this cigar back from the US but I can’t remember who gave it to me, as all the BOTL’s I met were way to generous and I lost track.

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The 5 x 52 torpedo is a bit box pressed and the top of the torpedo is a bit crooked. The dark wrapper has some slight veins. For a moment I thought this could be a dyed wrapper but I was mistaken, the dark color is for real. I get a light barnyard aroma from the cigar.

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I like the sweetness that I taste combined with the coffee and the chocolate. The flavors grown in strength a bit without becoming strong flavors, they stay nice and mellow. The chocolate flavor is the main flavor, and once I reached the mid of the cigar chocolate is the only flavor I get.

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This cigar is medium bodied, medium flavored. Quite one dimensional but a very pleasant dimension.

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I get more than enough smoke from the cigar, a thick white smoke. The draw is fine and the white ash is quite firm.

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Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, I liked it and they are cheap. Nice humidor filler.

Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Appearance: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Aroma (first part) 6 / 10
Aroma (middle part) 7 / 10
Aroma (last part) 7 / 10

[elderboy02]

Thanks for the review. :tu

[WyoBob]

I used to smoke a lot of Mayorga Hi-Octane maduro's (that come in a triangle shaped box) and liked them quite a bit. But, like lots of other favorites from my past, I fell out of love. I do know that these do not get better with time for me.

Ferdinand: I've been reading a lot of your reviews. I've found that, if I'm in a hurry, I only have to scroll to the last picture to see if the cigar you were smoking was a "buy again". If it's stuck on a "poker", it's a keeper. If not-----.

WyoBob

[Don Fernando]

I stick a lot of smokes on my nubtool ever since I got it, I love that tool, even opened a topic about it ;)

[kelmac07]

Nice review Ferdie!!

[Skywalker]

Very nice review!!! Great photos!!!:tu

I like these and you have inspired me to get more!!!

[The Poet]

I've smoked a number of these in the past, and liked them just fine - not exactly my cup of tea, but eminently smokable for the price. Yet speaking of tea, if you like their cigars you should try their Mayorga coffees. I am especially fond of the Kenya AA Serengeti and Ethiopian Yirgaceffe.

[G G]

As usual a very nice review.

[Starscream]

Glad you didn't have wrapper issues and burn problems w/ this one. The flavor profile is good, but every one I've had didn't want to burn or burned crooked. Several others mention this as well about this stick.

Great review!:tu