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Epic Rubia: flavour profile and cigars like it

Epic Rubia is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, earth, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Nasser The Goat by A.J. Fernandez The Goat and Ashton Cabinet Selection.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Epic Rubia cigar
Single cigar. www.cigarworld.de.

What does Epic Rubia taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • earth and leather
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperEcuadorian Connecticut Shade.
BinderMexican San Andrés.
FillerDominican Republic and Nicaragua.
StrengthMedium as published by blindmanspuff.com
BodyMedium body.
Made inDominican Republic
Made byEpic Cigars; Dean Parsons is the reported blender.
BlenderDean Parsons.
FactoryCharles Fairmorn Factory, Santiago, Dominican Republic.
SizesChurchill 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 Rubia

The line. Epic released La Rubia on April 1, 2016. epiccigars.com

The brand. Dean Parsons founded and trademarked Epic Cigars in 2010. Parsons worked with Rolando Antonio Villamil for over ten years. epiccigars.com

Cigars like Epic Rubia

  1. Nasser The Goat by A.J. Fernandez The GoatClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
  2. Ashton Cabinet SelectionAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, less earth and leather, a step milder.
  3. Rock-A-Feller Cigars HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  4. Gurkha Ghost GoldAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  5. Angel 1899One step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore fruit and floral, a step stronger.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Epic Rubia as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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