Cigar atlas · Medium-full to full
Omar Ortez Originals: flavour profile and cigars like it
Omar Ortez Originals is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium-full to full. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth and cocoa.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are My Father El Centurion and Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida Black.

What does Omar Ortez Originals taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- cocoa and coffee
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan |
|---|---|
| Binder | Nicaraguan |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium-full to full as published by atlanticcigar.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Omar Ortez |
| Factory | Agroindustrial Nicaraguense de Tabacos S.A. (NATSA), Condega, Nicaragua |
| Sizes | Belicoso 6.125×52 · Robusto 5×54 · Toro 6×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigaraficionado.com: 90 points, Toro, 6 x 54 (2007)In our words: Woody and leathery, with earth and cocoa. Medium-full body.
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 Omar Ortez Originals
The line. A Toro received a published 90-point review in 2007. cigaraficionado.com
The brand. Altadis currently lists Omar Ortez in its cigar portfolio. Originals has a documented 2007 Toro review. altadisusa.com
Cigars like Omar Ortez Originals
- My Father El CenturionClosest matchCriollo wrapper · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Mi Querida BlackAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Rocky Patel The Edge CorojoAlso fitsCorojo wrapper · Medium to fullAbout the same strength.
- HVC Havana City Seleccion No.1 MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- Warped CortoOne step furtherCorojo wrapper · FullAlso made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Omar Ortez Originals as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.