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San Andrés wrapper · Medium to full · Limited release

West Tampa Attic Series: flavour profile and cigars like it

West Tampa Attic Series is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium to full. It has a Maduro San Andrés wrapper and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cocoa, sweetness and fruit.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rock-A-Feller Cigars Maduro and Angel 1899.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Corrected after an independent fact check, · How we built this

West Tampa Attic Series cigar
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What does West Tampa Attic Series taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness
  • fruit and floral

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

WrapperSan Andrés Maduro
BinderNicaraguan Condega
FillerNicaraguan Condega Viso, Estelí Viso, and Estelí Ligero
StrengthMedium to full as published by smokeinn.com
BodyNot published
Made inNicaragua
Made byWest Tampa Tobacco Co.; Garmendia Cigar Co.; Rick Rodriguez
FactoryGarmendia Cigar Co., Estelí
SizesToro 6×54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • stogiepress.com, Toro, 6 x 54 (2022)In our words: Citrus, caramel, and dark chocolate appeared. The reviewer reported an even burn.

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 West Tampa Attic Series

The line. Attic began a micro-blend series sharing Rodriguez family and career stories. cigar-coop.com

The brand. West Tampa says Rick Rodriguez’s grandparents were Cuban cigar rollers who reached West Tampa in 1953. Rick Rodriguez and Gus Martinez formed West Tampa in 2022. Rodriguez later reunited with Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. westtampatobacco.com

Cigars like West Tampa Attic Series

  1. Rock-A-Feller Cigars MaduroClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  2. Angel 1899Also fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  3. La Aurora 115 AnniversaryAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullLess fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  4. Kristoff Pistoff KristoffAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · FullSame San Andrés wrapper family, more pepper and spice, a step stronger.
  5. Apostate The DeseretOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.

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

Sources