Corojo wrapper · Medium to full
Epic Corojo: flavour profile and cigars like it
Epic Corojo is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Corojo wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Our sources publish no tasting notes for it yet.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Kristoff Corojo Limitada and La Aurora 107 Nicaragua.
What does Epic Corojo 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 Corojo |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican Republic |
| Filler | Dominican and Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by epiccigars.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Epic Cigars |
| Factory | Charles Fairmorn, Dominican Republic, reported for the 2015 Corojo Reserva review. |
| Sizes | Lancero 7×40 · Gordo 6×60 · Toro 6×54 · Robusto 5.5×52 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Jordan Guttormson (cigardojo.com): 92 points, Robusto, 5 x 52 (2015)In our words: The reviewer found classic flavours and a long finish. Strength increased in the final third.
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 Epic Corojo
The line. Epic lists Corojo as released February 1, 2012. epiccigars.com
The brand. Dean Parsons began Dominican Republic trips in 2005. He founded and trademarked Epic Cigars in 2010. Epic says Parsons worked alongside master blender Rolando Antonio Villamil for over ten years. It does not assign Villamil to every line. epiccigars.com
Cigars like Epic Corojo
- Kristoff Corojo LimitadaClosest matchCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- La Aurora 107 NicaraguaAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Opus X 25th Anniversary TributoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullSame Corojo wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Ashton ESGAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- La Gloria Cubana Spanish PressOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Epic Corojo as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.