Broadleaf wrapper · Medium to medium-full
Apostate The Zarahemla: flavour profile and cigars like it
Apostate The Zarahemla is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a Broadleaf wrapper grown in the United States and filler from the Dominican Republic and Mexico. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Padron 1926 Serie No.48 Maduro and Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Maduro.
What does Apostate The Zarahemla taste like?
- cream and nuts
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Pennsylvania Broadleaf, United States |
|---|---|
| Binder | Cameroon |
| Filler | Dominican Republic and Mexico |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by cigarsncigars.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Apostate Cigars |
| Blender | Jochy Blanco, supervising master blender |
| Factory | Tabacalera Palma |
| Sizes | Box-pressed Toro 5.5×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- stogiepress.com, Box-pressed Toro, 5.5 x 54 (2024)In our words: Two supplied samples showed cinnamon, sweetness, exotic spice, nuts, and later dark chocolate. The author scored 92.
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 Zarahemla
The line. A January 2024 review calls it a new release. A later review lists September 2025, creating a release-date conflict. stogiepress.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 Zarahemla
- Padron 1926 Serie No.48 MaduroClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva MaduroAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · MediumSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Kristoff VengeanceAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
- PDR 1878 Capa Sun GrownAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.
- Diamond Crown MaximusOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Apostate The Zarahemla as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.