Sumatra wrapper · Medium
Apostate The Initiatory: flavour profile and cigars like it
Apostate The Initiatory is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Sumatra wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Kristoff Sumatra and ADVentura Blackfins Parlay.
What does Apostate The Initiatory taste like?
No tasting notes in our sources yet, so this cigar has no flavour map. Its matches lean on wrapper, origin and strength.
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sumatra |
|---|---|
| Binder | Mexican San Andrés |
| Filler | Dominican Republic |
| Strength | Medium as published by smokingpipes.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Apostate Cigars |
| Blender | Jochy Blanco, supervising master blender |
| Factory | Tabacalera Palma |
| Sizes | Toro 6×52 · Eight Witnesses Petite Corona 4.5×44 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- thecigarfarm.com, Toro (2022)In our words: The reviewer found several flavor transitions. Draw and late tunneling were noted.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Apostate The Initiatory
The line. The maker calls it an introduction to its lineup. A 2022 written review confirms a Toro existed then. apostatecigars.com
The brand. Its story says former tobacconists created the brand with Jochy Blanco at Tabacalera Palma. Blends draw on Western history, symbolism, and folklore. apostatecigars.com
Cigars like Apostate The Initiatory
- Kristoff SumatraClosest matchSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- ADVentura Blackfins ParlayAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Cuesta-Rey Centro Fino SungrownAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Hiram & Solomon Traveling Man SumatraAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Romeo y Julieta 150th AnniversaryOne step furtherSumatra wrapper · MediumSame Sumatra wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Apostate The Initiatory as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.