Flor de las Antillas Maduro

The Maduro version swaps the sun‑grown leaf for a dark, oily Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro, which brings sweeter chocolate and coffee tones to the Garcia core. The cigar tends to open medium and build to medium‑full, trading some of the original’s cream for espresso and leather while retaining cedar and black pepper to frame the profile. Early sweetness—sometimes described as slightly salty—gives way to drier oak and occasional bitterness in the final third on some samples. Box‑pressed construction tightens the draw and alters mouthfeel versus the round originals, and the Maduro’s darker wrapper is the principal differentiator on flavor.