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West Tampa Tobacco Black: flavour profile and cigars like it

West Tampa Tobacco Black is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a Habano wrapper grown in Ecuador. The tasting notes in our sources point to pepper, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Paradiso Quintessence and Arturo Fuente Rare Pink.

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

West Tampa Tobacco Black cigar
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What does West Tampa Tobacco Black taste like?

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

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

WrapperEcuadorian Habano Dark
BinderOmetepe Habano
FillerCondega Viso and Estelí Ligero
StrengthMedium as published by smokingpipes.com
BodyMedium-Full
Made inNicaragua
Made byWest Tampa Tobacco Co.
BlenderRick Rodriguez
FactoryGarmendia Cigar Co.
SizesRobusto 5×50 · Toro 6×52 · Gigante 6×60 · Lancero 7×40

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 Tobacco Black

The line. Black was a 2022 debut regular-production line with White. smokeinn.com

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

Cigars like West Tampa Tobacco Black

  1. Paradiso QuintessenceClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
  2. Arturo Fuente Rare PinkAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  3. Rojas Street Tacos Cinco de Mayo (2025)Also fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more earth and leather, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  4. Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust 10th JubileeAlso fitsSumatra wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in Nicaragua, a step stronger.
  5. My Father La Gran OfertaOne step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less cocoa and coffee, about the same strength.

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

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