
About this cigar
The Don Rafael Maduro No. 97 Gordo is a cigar in the Toro format, 152 mm long with a 60 ring gauge (23.8 mm), made in the Dominican Republic. Tobaccos: wrapper United States Connecticut Broadleaf, binder Dominican Republic and filler Dominican Republic. Strength: medium; smoking time about 114 minutes. In the Maduro No. line (8 sizes), it is the one with the largest ring gauge. Noted flavors: cocoa, cedar and cream.
From the Don Rafael house, the Maduro No. line offers the 97 Gordo, a 152 mm toro with a 60 ring gauge whose wrapper is USA Connecticut Broadleaf, paired with a Dominican binder and filler. Its generous format and imposing diameter make it a medium-strength cigar, suited to aficionados who seek an ample draw and marked density. The American wrapper combined with Dominican tobaccos gives an elegant profile, with notes of cocoa, cedar and cream.
Specifications
- Brand
- Don Rafael
- Line
- Maduro No.
- Vitola
- Maduro No. 97 Gordo
- Size
- Toro
- Length
- 152 mm · 5.98″
- Ring gauge
- 60 · 23.8 mm
- Wrapper
- United States Connecticut Broadleaf
- Wrapper shade
- Maduro
- Binder
- Dominican Republic
- Filler
- Dominican Republic
- Country of manufacture
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Smoking time
- About 114 min

Don Rafael
Dominican Republic, 67 cigarsDon Rafael is a cigar brand rooted in the classic Central American tradition, mainly linked to Nicaragua and Honduras. Faithful to traditional craftsmanship, the house favours handmade blends and vitolas such as Toro, Robusto, Churchill and Torpedo, designed for aficionados who appreciate long, unhurried smoking sessions.
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