Murcielago
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San Andrés Maduro

Murcielago

Dark Chocolate, Espresso, Cedar

Espinosa Cigars

About Murcielago

Murcielago is Espinosa’s box‑pressed maduro line constructed with a Mexican San Andrés (Capa Negra) wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and fillers. Sitting in the medium‑full strength lane, the series is commonly described as delivering dark chocolate and espresso notes framed by cedar and black pepper. Originally debuted in 2009, Murcielago was later reworked and reissued and has produced variants that swap wrappers while keeping a Nicaraguan core.

  • Made in Nicaragua
  • Medium-Full
  • Mexican San Andrés (Capa Negra)
  • Cocoa, dark chocolate, black pepper, cedar, coffee, sweet spices

San Andrés Maduro

Murcielago

Murcielago cigar with holographic bat band

Espinosa Murcielago cigar with holographic bat band

Source: espinosacigars.com

Murcielago is Espinosa’s box‑pressed maduro built on a Mexican San Andrés Capa Negra wrapper with Nicaraguan binder and filler, placed in the medium‑full lane and noted for cocoa, espresso, cedar and persistent black pepper.

Sizes

  • Rabito (6.5" x 46)
  • Lancero BP (7.5" x 38)
  • Robusto BP (5.0" x 54)
  • Toro BP (6.0" x 52)
  • Churchill BP (7.0" x 50)
  • Gordo BP (6.0" x 60)

Strength

Medium-Full

Country of Origin

Nicaragua

Wrapper

Mexican San Andrés (Capa Negra)

Binder

Nicaraguan

Filler

Nicaraguan tobaccos

Year Released

2009

Flavor Profile

Cocoa, dark chocolate, black pepper, cedar, coffee, sweet spices

Murcielago turns the spotlight on San Andrés Capa Negra—its darker, slightly leathery maduro character plays against a Nicaraguan backbone to produce cocoa, espresso and charred‑wood notes with a gritty earthy undercurrent. The firm box‑press sharpens focus and draw, accentuating wood, pepper and mineral tones while the pepper softens into sweet spices and faint raisin or chocolate sweetness later. Construction and smoke production are reliable across releases, and the line’s shape and wrapper make it an evening‑forward cigar with a broad, robust profile.

Murcielago cigar with holographic bat band

Espinosa Murcielago cigar with holographic bat band

Source: espinosacigars.com

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The standard Murcielago expression uses a Mexican San Andrés (Capa Negra) maduro wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. The line is most often box‑pressed and available in several core sizes.