San Andrés

Asylum Nyctophilia

Maduro‑Forward, Peppery Core

C.L.E. Cigar Company

About Asylum Nyctophilia

Nyctophilia is Asylum's maduro‑forward line built on a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler. The profile skews peppery with cocoa and espresso notes and is routinely praised for solid construction and smoke output.

  • Made in Nicaragua
  • Full
  • Mexican San Andrés Maduro
  • black pepper, cocoa/semisweet chocolate, espresso, earth, nuts

Key Details

Made In

Nicaragua

First Introduced

2012

Strength

Full

Wrapper Focus

Mexican San Andrés Maduro

Known For

Asylum Nyctophilia

Official Website

clecigars.com

Maduro‑Forward

Asylum Nyctophilia

Asylum Nyctophilia is a maduro‑forward cigar using a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers, presented as a dark, savory offering with notes of black pepper, cocoa and espresso and generally full‑bodied presence.

Sizes

  • Vitola: Robusto — (5.0" x 50)
  • Listed sizes include 6 x 60 (6.0" x 60)
  • Listed sizes include 7 x 70 (7.0" x 70)

Strength

Full

Wrapper

Mexican San Andrés Maduro

Binder

Nicaraguan

Filler

Nicaraguan long-filler

Nyctophilia is built to be dark and savory: a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers yields an oily, toothy leaf and a dense core. Tasting notes tend toward black pepper up front, cocoa and espresso through the middle, and a nutty, breadlike finish with earthy undertones. Sweetness presents as semi‑sweet chocolate rather than candy; later thirds can show creamier, roasted character. Strength and presence run toward full, though some blind panels register it slightly lower—either way it's a weighty maduro that favors backbone over syrupy sweetness, with dependable draw and even burn in most samples.

Frequently Asked Questions

Nyctophilia is Asylum's maduro focused release, typically presented with a Mexican San Andrés Maduro wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and filler. Tastings commonly report bright black pepper up front that softens into cocoa, espresso/coffee and nutty/earthy notes with solid draw and an even burn for a maduro of that density.