Connecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-medium
Epic La Rubia: flavour profile and cigars like it
Epic La Rubia is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is mild to mild-medium. It has a Connecticut 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 Carlos André Cast Off and La Galera Connecticut.
What does Epic La Rubia 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 Connecticut Shade |
|---|---|
| Binder | San Andrés |
| Filler | Dominican and Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Mild to mild-medium as published by smokeinn.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Epic Cigars |
| Factory | Charles Fairmorn S.A., retailer-reported for Epic production since 2015. |
| Sizes | Churchill 7×50 · Lancero 7×40 · Toro 6×54 · Robusto 5.5×52 · Short Gordo 4.5×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
About Epic La Rubia
The line. Epic calls La Rubia its third blend. It lists release on April 1, 2016. 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 La Rubia
- Carlos André Cast OffClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- La Galera ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- ADVentura Queens PearlsAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mild-mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Artista Cigars Buffalo Ten ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MildSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
- Ashton Cabinet SelectionOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Epic La Rubia as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.