About this cigar
Born from the El Mago brand, the Defender is a 165 mm toro with a 52 ring gauge, rolled in Nicaragua at the MGE Cigars Factory. It pairs a Cameroon wrapper with a Nicaraguan binder and filler. A medium-strength cigar with aromas of cacao, wood and spice, made for aficionados who favour a generous format.
Specifications
- Brand
- El Mago
- Vitola
- Defender
- Size
- Toro
- Length
- 165 mm · 6.5″
- Ring gauge
- 52 · 20.6 mm
- Wrapper
- Cameroon
- Wrapper shade
- Colorado Maduro
- Binder
- Nicaragua
- Filler
- Nicaragua
- Country of manufacture
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
- Factory
- MGE Cigars Factory
- Smoking time
- About 107 min
- Status
- In production
The house

El Mago
Nicaragua, Founded in 2022, 27 cigarsEl Mago is a Nicaraguan cigar brand produced by the MGE Cigars Factory in Nicaragua and created in Miami. It offers handmade cigars with a classic Cuban-style profile, spread across several vitolas bearing evocative names.
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