Broadleaf wrapper · Medium to full
L'Atelier Roxy: flavour profile and cigars like it
L'Atelier Roxy is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Broadleaf wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper, cocoa, sweetness and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Muestra de Saka Unicorn Diademas Deluxe and Padron 1926 Serie No.47 Maduro.
What does L'Atelier Roxy taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Sancti Spiritus; Connecticut Broadleaf |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium to full as published by blindmanspuff.com |
| Body | Medium |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | L'Atelier Imports; My Father Cigars S.A.; Pete Johnson |
| Factory | My Father Cigars S.A. factory, Nicaragua; exact facility name undisclosed |
| Sizes | Roxy Rothschild 3.5×50 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Blind Man's Puff panel (blindmanspuff.com), Rothschild, 3.5 x 50 (2023)In our words: Panel noted coffee, wood, pepper, cedar, vanilla, and leather.
- Blind Man's Puff panel (blindmanspuff.com), Rothschild, 3.5 x 50 (2023)In our words: Panel reported pepper, wood, earth, leather, clove, and floral notes.
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 L'Atelier Roxy
The line. Roxy honored K.C. Johnson's dog. It shipped in August 2023. blindmanspuff.com
The brand. L'Atelier Imports was a separate Pete Johnson company started in 2012. K.C. Johnson, Dan Welsh, and Sean Johnson handled early operations. Surrogates was licensed from Welsh. cigar-coop.com
Cigars like L'Atelier Roxy
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Muestra de Saka Unicorn Diademas DeluxeClosest matchBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Padron 1926 Serie No.47 MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Black Works Studio Boondock SaintAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium-full to fullSame Broadleaf wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- La Palina 125 AñosAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Crux Bull & BearOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cocoa and coffee, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named L'Atelier Roxy as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.