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(Description provided by General Cigar)
Macanudo Gold Label is making its annual return and will mark the occasion with a new, limited edition size available this year only.
Macanudo Gold Label will ship to retailers between May 1 and July 31, 2023 or until this year’s allotment has been depleted. Eight frontmarks will be available, including the “Golden Nugget” which is a new, limited edition frontmark created exclusively for the 2023 season.
The blend was originally released in 2002, and has, for more than two decades, remained a perennial favorite among discerning cigar aficionados.
Steve Abbot, director of marketing said, “Macanudo Gold Label continues to delight cigar smokers with its alluring mellow blend. This cigar makes for a great indulgence on its own and is equally as versatile when it comes to pairing. We’re delighted to bring the blend back for its 21st year and look forward to sharing it with cigar lovers across the country.”
Macanudo Gold Label cigars are named for the brand’s golden wrapper leaves harvested from the first and second primings of the Connecticut Shade tobacco plant. Exposed to less sunlight which allows more natural sugars to remain, each leaf is extremely thin and remarkably supple with barely visible veins. The result is a texture that is especially smooth and silky, and a subtle hint of sweetness on the palate.
The Capa Especial (special wrapper) is combined with the first and second primings of Mexican San Andreas tobacco which is used as the binder and sits atop a blend of Dominican Piloto Cubano and Mexican filler tobaccos. The result is an extraordinary cigar with the traditional smoothness of a Macanudo and a unique note of sweet earth not found in any other cigar on the market.
Macanudo Gold Label is made in Santiago, DR at General Cigar Dominicana and will be available in these frontmarks:
*New for 2023* Gold Nugget: (4.5” x 60); SRP per cigar $11.39 (20 per box) REVIEWED TODAY
Hampton Court Tubo (5.5” x 42); SRP per cigar $11.79 (25 per box)
Lord Nelson (7” x 49); SRP per cigar $12.29 (25 per box)
Tudor (6” x 52); SRP per cigar $11.99 (25 per box)
Duke of York (5.25” x 54); SRP per cigar $11.49 (25 per box)
Shakespeare (6.5” x 45); SRP per cigar $11.29 (25 per box)
Crystal (5.5 x 50); SRP per cigar $12.29 (8 per box)
Ascot (4.18” x 32); SRP per tin $24.29 (10 per tin)
The cigar is golden brown and has a nice feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was very good. The initial flavors at light up were a lemony citrus, quite a bit of brown sugar, behind those notes is a little citrus peel, and light black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. The notes come across as light in body. Nice, sweet start.
At the first third (27 minutes) the ash was still intact and burning very evenly. The notes now were a more pronounced lemony citrus and brown sugar with light peach notes, and average black coffee at the base. The cigar is mild. The finish is leather and hints of peach with good lingering black pepper. The flavors are very nice. I rate cigars on flavor so I rate the first third 94.
Moving through the second third (52 minutes) the notes were about the same but in different percentages. Now I had more black coffee with some earthiness and light leather. The sweet notes were still there but in a lower amount. The cigar is now mild to medium. The finish is black coffee, leather, and just a hint of the peach notes with good lingering black pepper. The cigar lost a little. I rated the second third 92.
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The cigar lasted 1 hour 11 minutes. Nothing really changed in the final third. It stayed the same with a decent amount of coffee, earthiness, and light leather. The sweet notes stayed at the same level. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish is unchanged. I held the score of 92. This isn't a bad cigar. It's light, mild to medium, but has nice overall flavors. It's only around for this year so give it a try.
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