Aladino Maduro Corona

📌 Brand: Aladino
📌 Line: Maduro
📌 Size: Corona (5" × 44)
📌 Weight: 10.5 g
📌 Age: 2 years
📌 Origin: Honduras

Tasting Notes

• Dark Chocolate – Deep, semi-sweet richness

• Espresso – Bold roasted coffee character

• Sweet Cedar – Gentle wood undertone

• Earth & Spice – Balanced backbone

First Impressions

A beautifully oily Mexican San Andres maduro wrapper with tight seams and rich pre-light aromas of cocoa and cedar. Cold draw is noticeably snug, but flavors come through well.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Dark chocolate and cedar dominate, with espresso bitterness adding balance. Draw is tight but manageable.

• Second Third – Earth and sweet spice join the mix, creating a warm, rounded profile. The cigar builds in richness while the burn line stays sharp.

• Final Third – Espresso intensifies, chocolate remains steady, and cedar lingers pleasantly. Tight draw slows down the pace but keeps flavors concentrated.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Rum, offering caramel, cocoa, and sweet spice that perfectly mirror the cigar’s chocolate and espresso notes.

• Tea – Pu-erh tea, earthy and smooth, enhancing the maduro richness.

Music Pairing

“Chan Chan” – Buena Vista Social Club

warm and soulful.

Final Thoughts

The Aladino Maduro Corona is a refined smoke, delivering a flavorful maduro experience full of chocolate, espresso, and cedar. The only drawback is the tight draw, which slightly restricts airflow but also intensifies the flavors.

Final Score: 9/10
Why not a 10?
Outstanding flavor and construction, but the tight draw keeps it from perfection.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.