EL MAGO PEPE | CIGAR REVIEW

JUNE 27, 2026 - PHIL KURUT, COMEDY - CIGARS - MUSIC

EL MAGO PEPE BOX-PRESSED TORO (6 x 52)

WRAPPER: MEXICAN SAN ANDRÉS

BINDER: USA BROADLEAF

FILLER: NICARAGUA

Sweet oak and a bit of milk chocolate on the first couple puffs, then Pepe goes dark and bitter. Peanut shells in that bitterness. Excellent draw and smoke output.

Suede and coffee grounds through the nose. Suede and peanut shells on the finish.

Burn does well, and the ash hangs on fairly tight.

Suede and peanut shells. Good name for a circus act. Definitely not a metal band. Polka, maybe.

Had to reach for the lighter a few times after the half to keep things on the straight and narrow.

Slow burner.

Mild curry randomly drops in. Bollywood? Interesting little adventure here.

SMOKE TIME: 2 hrs. 3 mins.

RATING: 2.75 / 4 - Polka band?