I got this stick in the Noob PIF from Catfish. I took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather (almost 60 today) to try it out.

Humidor time: About a week in mine. Catfish said he had them resting for a while in his.

Prelight: The maduro wrapper looks nice, nice sheen, slightly veiny. Prelight draw is easy, with hints of coffee, leather and chocolate. The band is black, red, and silver.

Burn: This cigar kept developing a slightly uneven burn along a vein in the wrapper, but it was easily touched up. Ash was nice and firm. Draw was easy, and the burn time was about an hour and a half.

Flavor: Right from the start, this cigar had a great flavor. Very creamy, with hints of coffee, leather, and chocolate taking turns, with that nice, sweet maduro aftertaste. In the last third, there was just a bit of pepper.

Summary: In the note with his PIF package, Catfish called this "one of my favorite all-time cigars," and I can see why. This was a great smoke, I'm going to have to get my hands on more of these. Catfish was kind enough to send me two of these. I think I'll bring one to the upcoming Upstate NY Herf and let someone else try it.
Thanks for turning me on to this great cigar, David!

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It really is a toro, I just have sausage fingers, LOL.
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I have been hearing a lot of talk about these Bucaneros lately. Going to have to give them a try. Thanks for the review.
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Really glad you liked it. The owners of Bucanero are great people and I am proud to promote their company and their fine products.

I highly recommend:

Classico Maduro
Full Sail
Canon Maduro
Texas Star
Z
Salsa

All great smokes.
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Any idea why most of the maduros are listed as seconds on their website? And what do you think of their Double Maduro?

Based on your list, I may have to try their Maduro Sampler:
Canon Cubano Maduro
Clasico Maduro Churchill
Full Sail Maduro
Texas Star Maduro
El Capitan Maduro
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They probably only sell 2nds through their site. They probably sell their top shelf stuff to their retail partners. Dunno for sure.

The double maduros are good stuff if I remember correctly. My local B&M's house brand is made by Bucanero and all of them are very nice, including their double mad's.
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I smoked the Canon Cubano once, and loved it.
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never tried a natural but looooooooved the maduro.
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glad you liked it
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I too just tried one - and man what a smooth creamy smoke! By far the creamiest I have ever had. The owner, Robert Spoden was kind enough to give me a selection, after I finished the photoshoot of his inventory for his website, including his new cover shot.

Yes they have a private label program that seems to be very popular with boutique shops.

I have some more aging in my cabinet for a while, including a natural Full Sail his wife pulled out of his humidor after a 15 year stay. I'll save that for a special smoke session :-)

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Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. Glad to see their stuff being enjoyed. Great people, great products.
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smoked this one today... pleasantly surprised. :-)
been sitting in my humi for a while cause i'm not the biggest fan of maduros. is one is great though.
smooth, slightly sweet, not a lot of pepper... worked out nicely with my morning coffee
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Love the Full Sail and the Salsa. Also love the NRA.:-)
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Nice review.

I used to buy these from a local B&M 5 or 6 years ago and I remember them being pretty good.
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interesting. i tried a bucanero not too long ago different blend, had to ditch it after a third. glad you enjoyed :-)

stearns
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