Originally Posted by
NeverBend
Lots of sense.
Making a meaningful definition for maduro wrappers is difficult and so would be identifying the quintessential maduro cigar. Suffice it to say that genuine maduro leaf is processed to be that way and despite the color, that can range from mottled brown to near black (when it's really oscuro), it tends, in an of itself, to be mild although it can add significant body.
I agree re: 5-Vegas Gold maduro, artificially processed but the A series are much better.