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.
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Articles & Reviews
Cigar Review: Asylum Nyctophilia » Leaf Enthusiast
A hands-on tasting of a 5 x 50 TAA sample that traces an opening of bright pepper into espresso and chocolate mid-palate. The review calls out the oily, toothy San Andrés wrapper and praises draw and burn for a dense maduro.
Blind Cigar Review: Asylum
A blind-panel review of the robusto that documents early pepper and dark-chocolate notes leading into nutty, toasted finishes. The piece includes panel scores and consistent remarks on even burn and solid draw.
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