Curivari Buenaventura cigars are made with 100% Cuban Criollo and Corojo seed grown in Nicaragua. Traditional Cuban cigar-making methods are used to produce a non-Cuban cigar that is reminiscent of years gone by, both in flavour and taste. A dark San Andres Mexican wrapper keeps Nicaraguan binder and filler leaves neatly together. Cigar Aficionado Magazine rated the BV500 Maduro at 88. It has creamy notes of coffee, pepper, and earth, as well as Oakwood notes.