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West Tampa Red: flavour profile and cigars like it

West Tampa Red is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium-full to full. It has a Maduro San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico. The tasting notes in our sources point to earth, cream, cedar, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Rocky Patel A.L.R. Second Edition and Padron Family Reserve No.95 Maduro.

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

West Tampa Red cigar
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What does West Tampa Red taste like?

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

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

WrapperMexican San Andrés Maduro
BinderNicaraguan Condega
FillerCondega Viso, Estelí Viso, and Estelí Ligero
StrengthMedium-full to full as published by cigaraficionado.com
BodyFull-bodied
Made inNicaragua
Made byWest Tampa Tobacco Co.
BlenderRick Rodriguez
FactoryGarmendia Cigar Co.
SizesRobusto 5×50 · Toro 6×52 · Gigante 6×60

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

What reviewers say

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 Red

The line. Red arrived in 2023 as the third regular-production line. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Rick Rodriguez founded the company around his grandparents' 1953 move from Havana to West Tampa. westtampatobacco.com

Cigars like West Tampa Red

  1. Rocky Patel A.L.R. Second EditionClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
  2. Padron Family Reserve No.95 MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  3. Omar Ortez OriginalsAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  4. La Galera MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.
  5. Nasser The Goat by A.J. Fernandez The GoatOne step furtherSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less cedar and wood, a step milder.

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

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