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The West Tampa Dark Time Toro is a 6 x 54 cigar from the NACSA factory in EstelÃ, Nicaragua, pairing a 2019-crop Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper with an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder and Dominican and Nicaraguan filler. Cigar Aficionado says it was rolled in 2021 before its June 2025 release, and we sell it as singles.
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Description
The West Tampa Dark Time Toro is a 6 x 54 cigar with a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper from the 2019 crop, an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder and filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. It is made at Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) in Estelà and is the only size of Dark Time.
What It Tastes Like
Cigar Coop’s June 9, 2026 review scored it 88, finding mocha over cedar and earth, slowly building black pepper, and a last third where black coffee took over as the sweetness faded. halfwheel’s unscored review logged earth, burnt bread, lemon and leather, plus meatiness and citrus late in its third sample. Cigar Aficionado says the company expected the long rest to sweeten the broadleaf.
Who It’s For
- Broadleaf smokers curious how a wrapper harvested in 2019 tastes after years of rest.
- Toro fans who like a 54 ring gauge stretched to six inches.
- West Tampa followers comparing broadleaf with the brand’s Habano-wrapped lines.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Produced at NACSA in EstelÃ, per Cigar Aficionado, halfwheel and Cigar Coop
- Scored 88 by Cigar Coop (June 9, 2026)
- halfwheel ranked its two stronger samples above every other West Tampa cigar it had smoked
Cons
- Cigar Coop found the draw firmer than it likes and the burn line wavy enough to need touch-ups
- halfwheel found one of three samples harsher and slow-burning
About the Dark Time Release
Per Cigar Coop’s launch coverage, West Tampa made these cigars around its founding, then held them back, judging the market wrong for a young brand at a premium price. Dark Time finally debuted at PCA in 2025 and reached shops that June, each 10-count box carrying a watch-inspired cutter.
Compare Similar Cigars
- West Tampa Tobacco Circle of Life Toro: the same 6 x 54 size under Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro.
- West Tampa Black Toro: a slimmer 6 x 52 with Ecuadorian Habano over Nicaraguan tobacco.
- Cavalier Genève Project Broadleaf Wayfinders (2025): another Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, here on a 5 7/8 x 52 made in Honduras.
West Tampa Dark Time Toro FAQ
What size is the West Tampa Dark Time Toro?
It measures 6 inches by a 54 ring gauge in the specs from Cigar Aficionado, halfwheel and Cigar Coop; halfwheel lists the company’s vitola name as toro extra.
Who makes the Dark Time Toro?
West Tampa Tobacco Co., co-owned by Gus Martinez, sells it; Nicaragua American Cigars S.A. (NACSA) rolls it in EstelÃ.
How strong is the Dark Time Toro?
Cigar Coop rated its strength medium to full and halfwheel put it between medium-plus and medium-full, though Cigar Aficionado reported a medium-bodied target. We list it as medium-full.
How long was Dark Time aged before release?
Cigar Aficionado says they were rolled in 2021. In a statement Cigar Coop quoted in June 2025, co-owner Gus Martinez put the blending and aging at more than three and a half years.
Browse our West Tampa Tobacco Co. cigars for the brand’s other lines.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Strength | Medium-Full |
| Wrapper | Connecticut Broadleaf |
| Binder | Ecuadorian Sumatra |
| Filler | Dominican Republic, Nicaraguan |
| Length | 6" |
| Gauge | 54 |
