LFD Andalusian Bull 10th Anniversary Maduro

The Bull Turns 10: Why This Is More Than a Wrapper Change

The Andalusian Bull has never needed help getting attention. A decade after its debut it's still one of La Flor Dominicana's most recognizable cigars and one of the hardest to find. So when a 10th anniversary edition shows up, the fair question is whether it's a new band on a famous name. It isn't. The Andalusian Bull Maduro reaches back to 2016 for its tobacco and swaps the wrapper entirely, and that combination is what makes this worth paying attention to.

First, Why the Original Matters

Some context for anyone who hasn't chased one. The Andalusian Bull arrived in 2016 and immediately did something almost no cigar does: Cigar Aficionado named it the No. 1 Cigar of 2016 with a 96-point rating. That kind of result turns a release into a permanent name.

Litto and Antonio Gomez built it as a tribute to Spain's toreros, which is where the name comes from. The shape has its own story too. That dramatic perfecto is based on an antique cigar mold Litto came across during a trip to Belgium, tapering at the foot and swelling to a 64 ring gauge. It is not a shape anyone arrived at by committee.

The 2016 Connection Is the Real Story

Here's the detail that separates this from a commemorative repackage. LFD went back to its own La Canela farm and pulled estate-grown Dominican tobacco from the 2016 harvest for key components of the anniversary blend. One of those aged components was grown from Pelo de Oro seed.

Think about what that means for the Andalusian Bull Maduro. The original Bull debuted in 2016. The anniversary edition is built on leaf harvested that same year, which has now been sitting for a decade. The anniversary isn't just printed on the box; it's inside the cigar. That's a harder and more expensive way to mark ten years than redesigning a band, and it's the clearest signal that LFD took this seriously.

Andalusian Bull 10th Anniversary Maduro at a glance

The Wrapper Swap Changes the Conversation

The original Bull wears an Ecuadorian wrapper. This one wears U.S. Connecticut Broadleaf, and that is not a cosmetic decision. Broadleaf is a thick, dark, oily American leaf with a character all its own, and putting it over a blend people already know is the most consequential change LFD could have made short of rebuilding the filler.

LFD describes the Andalusian Bull Maduro as a sweeter, richer and darker Andalusian Bull. Worth being precise here: that's the company's description, not our tasting notes. We haven't smoked a production cigar yet, so we're not going to tell you what it tastes like. What we can say is that this is positioned as a different interpretation, not a replacement for the original. Both exist. They're meant to be different cigars.

Same Silhouette, Very Different Dress

We like that the Andalusian Bull Maduro kept the shape. The 6 1/2 x 52/64 figurado is unmistakable; you can identify a Bull across a lounge without reading the band. Changing it would have broken the connection to the cigar being celebrated.

Everything around it did change, though. The anniversary packaging goes dramatic with green, black and gold, which makes it instantly distinguishable from the standard release on a shelf. Familiar shape, unfamiliar presentation. That's the right balance for an anniversary edition, and it's the visual version of what the blend is doing.

About Finding One

Now the practical problem. Production is capped at 5,000 boxes of 10, so 50,000 cigars total. That sounds like a reasonable number until you remember what it's attached to.

The regular Andalusian Bull is already notoriously hard to keep in stock, and there's a specific reason why: at Tabacalera La Flor, the Bull is rolled by only two master torcedores. That shape demands it, and it caps output no matter how much demand exists. Pair a decade of pent-up affection for this cigar with a one-time anniversary run and you can predict how quickly shelves clear. The Andalusian Bull Maduro will not be an easy walk-in purchase. Our own allocation has already moved, so check the product page rather than assuming.

Get the Andalusian Bull Maduro at Mardo

We carry it as a single and as the full 10-count anniversary box. Given the production numbers, availability will be the deciding factor for most people.

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So: a Maduro Bull, or Something New?

That's the question worth answering, and our honest position is that the Andalusian Bull Maduro deserves to be judged on its own rather than as "the original, only darker."

Consider what's actually different. A Broadleaf wrapper instead of Ecuadorian. Tobacco that has been resting for ten years. Pelo de Oro in the mix. Those aren't small adjustments, and a cigar built from them has every opportunity to develop its own personality rather than echo the original. If LFD holds onto what made the Bull special while delivering the added sweetness and richness it's describing, this becomes one of the standout releases in the Bull's history. If you enjoy dark wrappers generally, our guide to maduro cigars covers what Broadleaf brings.

We'll know for certain once we've smoked a production cigar, and when we do we'll tell you plainly. Until then, what we can say is that LFD did the harder thing here, and that's usually a good sign. You'll find it with the rest of our La Flor Dominicana cigars and our other limited-edition cigars at Mardo.

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