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West Tampa Tobacco White: flavour profile and cigars like it

West Tampa Tobacco White 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, cedar, fruit, cream, earth and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Horacio Pasión and AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes.

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

West Tampa Tobacco White cigar
Cigar or packaging. Size not confirmed. Photo: smokingpipes.com. Framing by Breaking Cigars.

What does West Tampa Tobacco White taste like?

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

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

WrapperEcuadorian Habano Light Pink
BinderEcuadorian Habano
FillerOmetepe Seco, Jalapa Seco, and Pueblo Nuevo Viso
StrengthMedium as published by smokinjoescigarlounge.com
BodyMedium
Made inNicaragua
Made byWest Tampa Tobacco Company; Rick Rodriguez; Garmendia Cigar Co. is the reported contracted producer
FactoryGarmendia Cigar Co., Estelí, Nicaragua
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 White

The line. White was one of the two launch blends in 2022. Its Lancero arrived in 2024. cigar-coop.com

The brand. Rick Rodriguez established West Tampa Tobacco Company after a family cigar-making legacy in West Tampa. Gus Martinez joined the launch and was named president. westtampatobacco.com

Cigars like West Tampa Tobacco White

  1. Horacio PasiónClosest matchWrapper style not published · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cream and nuts, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.
  2. AJ Fernandez Bellas ArtesAlso fitsHabano wrapper · Medium to medium-fullSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  3. Micallef Herencia HabanoAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, also made in Nicaragua, more natural sweetness, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
  4. Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario ConnecticutAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more cedar and wood, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
  5. Casa Cuevas Limited Edition Flaco (Habano)One step furtherHabano wrapper · MediumSame Habano wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less cream and nuts, about the same strength.

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

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