Casa de Garcia Belicoso Maduro Cigars - Box of 20

A dark, cocoa-and-leather belicoso with a pointed head, at about $2.65 a cigar.

Casa de Garcia Belicoso Maduro is the shaped, dark-wrapper cigar in the Casa de Garcia range. It pairs a dark Maduro wrapper with aged Dominican and Honduran long filler, hand-rolled in the Dominican Republic. A box holds 20 cigars, priced at $52.99 against an $88.32 list price, which works out to roughly $2.65 per cigar.

At 6.12 inches with a 52 ring gauge, it tapers to a pointed head. Retail descriptions list leather, cocoa, cream and chocolate with peppery spice, and reviewers add coffee, cedar and nuts, with a hint of hay on the cold draw. Strength sits in the mellow to medium range. One buyer said it gives "all the flavor I want" without taking up half a day.

Another praised the burn for a budget cigar: sharp, with a firm light-grey ash.

It is a value cigar, and this size has the line's more serious complaints. Some buyers report a hard draw on half a bundle, cigars that fall apart before the last third, a metallic taste on a few sticks, and canoeing. Others report a smooth, even smoke. Inspect the cigars, and treat the first few as a test.

What to expect:

1. Opening: cocoa, cream and a little cedar, with the pepper held back
2. Middle: leather, coffee and nuts, building a fuller, spicier body
3. Finish: peppery spice with earthy depth

Who it suits:

1. Maduro fans who want a shaped cigar at a budget price
2. Smokers who like cocoa, leather and pepper without much strength
3. Buyers who can tolerate some variation and will smoke through a box

For the straight-sided dark option, see the Toro Maduro or the Churchill Maduro. For a lighter wrapper in the same shape, see the Belicoso Connecticut. More boxes are in our premium cigar collection.

For adults 21+ only. Contains nicotine, which is addictive.

Flavor progression:

1. First third: cocoa, cream, cedar, a hint of hay on the cold draw
2. Second third: leather, coffee, nuts
3. Final third: peppery spice, earthy finish

Notes are from retailer and reviewer descriptions, not from the manufacturer.

Key Features:

1. Brand: Casa de Garcia (Altadis USA)
2. Line: Maduro, Belicoso
3. Size: 6.12 x 52 (tapered head)
4. Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf, Maduro shade (reported)
5. Filler: Aged Dominican and Honduran long filler
6. Origin: Dominican Republic (hand-rolled)
7. Strength: Mellow to medium
8. Packaging: Box of 20
9. Price: $52.99 (list $88.32, 40% off), about $2.65 per cigar
10. Shipping: Same-day shipping available, free on orders of $200+