# Macanudo Inspirado White &… - Drinks and Cigars Group

New Riff High Note is an aged bourbon with heat that defies its proof. Slight extra sweetness and a lot of burn. Macanudo Inspirado White’s wrapper is a light tan colored slightly oily Ecuador Connecticut. Interesting given that Macanudo prides itself on using U. S. Posted in Drinks and Cigars by Bear On The Air on July 17 2026 11:10:53 AM

- **Group:** [Drinks and Cigars Group](https://www.cigarworld.com/groups/drinks-and-cigars/)
- **Posted by:** Bear On The Air
- **Date:** July 17, 2026
- **Review:** [Macanudo Inspirado White & New Riff High Note](https://www.cigarworld.com/cigars/review/macanudo-inspirado-white-and-new-riff-high-note/)

New Riff High Note is an aged bourbon with heat that defies its proof. Slight extra sweetness and a lot of burn.

Macanudo Inspirado White’s wrapper is a light tan colored slightly oily Ecuador Connecticut. Interesting given that Macanudo prides itself on using U.S. Connecticut tobacco in its cigars. The filler is a mix of Nicaraguan and Mexican San Andres and the binder is Indonesian. You don’t get more multinational than that. I assume Macanudo is interested in contributing to the global economy.

Flavor profile: cedar, spice/pepper, earth, grass, hay with enough creaminess to give it some balance. There is a slight buttery. butterscotch taste at times. Add a touch of mineral and vegetal notes during the second third. The pepper is certainly front and center on the retrohale.

Construction was solid – good draw, fairly even burn line, ash held well, smoke output strong.

This is a good choice for a newcomber to the world of cigars. Newbies will find this very approachable – mellow, medium-mild bodied, not very complex yet enjoyable. Seasoned veterans, on the other hand, will likely consider the Macanudo White average, maybe even bland, mundane. I found it a reasonably afforadable alternative to a Café as a morning coffee stick. But, after all these years of smoking so many cigars, it’s near the bottom of the barrel of even an everyday Connecticut go-to. I’ll gravitate to a Macanudo Café, Montecristo White or an Espinosa Crema when my budget won’t permit a Dunbarton Sobremesa Brulee or a Black Label Trading Company Porcelain.

BTW: The name of the cigar has triggered a musical earworm based on an Eagles song. “Inspirado” – the perfect cigar for when you’re “out riding fences.” Maybe it’s a leftover memory of an episode of Yellowstone