Description

A flavorful cigar with a rich complexity that delivers notes of spice, earth, coffee and sweetness. Its Ecuadorian Habano maduro wrapper covers a Nicaraguan binder and filler. Handmade in Nicaragua at the Garmendia Cigar Co. factory, the West Tampa Tobacco Company Black Gigante offers a hearty smoking experience that will delight both seasoned and novice aficionados.

Specifications

• BrandsWest Tampa Tobacco Company Black The West Tampa Tobacco Company Black is a full-strength companion to the milder White. It was created by Rick Rodriguez, who spent 25 years as a brand ambassador and blender for a major cigar company. Rick also has deep family roots in the art of crafting cigars that date back to 1950s Cuba. The Black has a dark, savory Ecuadorian Habano maduro wrapper covering a Nicaraguan Ometepe Habano binder and filler leaves from Esteli and Condega Nicaragua. This specially selected blend offers a bold and immersive smoking experience that will satisfy smokers who are looking for a hearty and flavorful cigar. The cigars are handmade in Nicaragua at the Garmendia Cigar Co. factory.
• Cigar ShapeToroThe standard Toro shape is 6 inches by 50 ring gauge.
• Cigar SectionRoundMost cigars are round in shape, as this is how the cigars are rolled by the torcedor.
• Cigar Length6″This cigar is 6 inches long, or 152.4 mm.
• OriginNicaraguaMost cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.Despite many decades of war and revolution in this Central American country, the cigar industry has thrived due to the hard work and tenacity of Cuban exiles to the land such as Plasencia, Padron, Oliva, Ortez, and others. Tobacco has been a force of social stability, and the country is now one of the principal exporters of premium cigars in the world.
• Cigar Ring Gauge60The cigar ring gauge corresponds to the diameter of a cigar, this cigar has a ring gauge of 60, so his diameter is 60/64 inches or 23.88 mm.
• Strength Full
• Wrapper ColorMaduroCigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (MaduroorOscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Maduro wrapper can go from dark coffee brown with a reddish tint to blackish brown (the latter also called Oscuro).
• Single PackagingCellophane
• Rolling TypeHandmadeHandmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.
• Cigar ManufacturerGarmendia Cigar Company
• Cigar WrapperHabanoThe wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Habano wrapper leaf is Cuban-seed tobacco that is grown and cultivated in the traditional Cuban way.
• Cigar BinderHabanoThe binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.OmetepeThe binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.Ometepe is a volcanic island in Lake Nicaragua, which grows tobacco in small quantities. The areas nutrient rich volcanic soil is known to give Ometepe tobacco its sweet, earthy taste.
• Cigar FillerCondegaFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.EsteliFiller is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the “guts” of the cigar.
• UPC608011357382608011357375