Corojo Cigars Worth Knowing: Picks from the Creekside Crew

From Creekside Podcast Ep. 034: The Top Corojo Cigars On The Market!!, aired Oct 24, 2025. Recorded at Creekside Cigar Co. in Maineville, Ohio.

On this episode of the Creekside Podcast, Dave, Conner and Noah take on a Corojo cigar draft. Each builds a five-cigar lineup, with the crew weighing flavor, versatility and the distinctive character Corojo can bring to a blend. They also smoke blind cigars and compare notes, giving us a look at how familiar profiles can help—or mislead—a cigar guess.

How the Corojo cigar draft worked

The crew used a snake draft, with the order decided by coin flips. Each host had a short list of favorites ready, and picks came from a range of brands and blend styles. The conversation makes clear that the category offered more choices than they first expected: one host said he had written down a dozen possible picks for a five-cigar team.

Several picks were described as reliable, anytime smokes. Conner called the Serino Wayfarer a benchmark for the medium-bodied cigar he enjoys: sweet and nutty, with a little spice at first and enough nuance to suit different times of day. The Warped GR88 also earned praise as an easygoing, consistent choice that the crew said was flavorful and well constructed.

Which Corojo cigars stood out to the crew?

The Aganorsa Rare Leaf Reserve Corojo Lonsdale opened the draft. Dave praised its complexity and recalled being surprised by how much flavor he found in it on an early smoke. The crew mentioned cinnamon candy, caramel, red pepper flake, peanut, vanilla and leather while discussing the cigar. For Conner, the Serino Wayfarer was a personal favorite and an example of a balanced medium-bodied smoke.

Warped cigars were another major part of the draft. The Warped Corto X46 Corojo was described as big, complex and sweet, with a small amount of spice. The Warped Cloud Hopper 485 and Warped Devil’s Hands also came off the board. One host remembered the Devil’s Hands for a mix of fruit, spice, leather, nuts and baking spice.

Other picks showed how different Corojo blends can be. The Rojas Bluebonnet was praised as an all-Corojo puro, while the Aladino Corojo Reserva Robusto stood out for the earthy nuttiness one host associates with Honduran Corojo. The Principle Aviator Envoy was described as creamy and nuanced, with little perceived spice. Together, these reactions reflect the crew’s preferences rather than a single definition of what a Corojo cigar should taste like.

What flavors did the crew find in Corojo?

Across the draft, the hosts returned to sweetness, spice and nuttiness, but their examples varied. The Jeremy Jack JJ15 Corona Gorda brought to mind milk chocolate, pistachio, dried fruit and a touch of spice. The Guardian of the Farm JJ was a memorable pick for one host, who recalled enjoying it from his first smoke and appreciated its price point.

The Principal Strap Hanger was singled out for an unusual combination of fruity, savory, sweet and nutty elements. A Tatuaje Cohetes Corojo was described as honeyed, cinnamon-like, bready and nutty, with some of the punch its speaker associates with the brand. The conversation also touched on a limited Aganorsa-made Geisha: its Corojo 99 version was preferred to the San Andrés version by the host who had tried both.

The hosts also noted that Corojo can vary depending on where the leaf comes from. One discussion contrasted the earthy nuttiness they find in Honduran Corojo with the character of Dominican, Ecuadorian and Nicaraguan Corojo. These were personal tasting impressions, not a claim that every cigar made with leaf from a given origin will taste the same.

What happened during the blind cigar tasting?

The blind smokes gave the crew a chance to test their palate against familiar cigars. One host identified his sample as a Serino Wayfarer Robusto, and the guess was confirmed. Later, a second sample was revealed as a Davidoff Colorado. The group discussed a Dominican character in that cigar, while also noting that the sample’s construction had given one taster trouble.

Alongside the blind tasting, the hosts tried an unnamed Connecticut sample. They found it richer and more substantial than the bright, citrusy Connecticut sample one host had smoked earlier. Their notes included creaminess, sweetness, baking spice, leather and cocoa. The cigar was still in development, so the crew did not identify it as a released product.

Key takeaways

• The crew found enough Corojo favorites to fill a competitive five-cigar draft and then some.
• Sweetness, spice, nuttiness, fruit and earthiness all appeared in the hosts’ tasting notes.
• The hosts described Corojo’s character as varying with the tobacco’s origin and the cigar’s blend.
• The blind tasting confirmed one host’s Serino Wayfarer Robusto guess and revealed a Davidoff Colorado.

Cigars from this episode

• Aganorsa Rare Leaf Reserve Corojo Lonsdale: Praised for complexity; notes included cinnamon candy, caramel, red pepper flake, peanut, vanilla and leather.
• Serino Wayfarer Robusto: Called a favorite and a benchmark medium-bodied cigar; described as sweet, nutty, balanced and nuanced.
• Warped Corto X46 Corojo: Described as big, complex and sweet, with a little spice.
• Rojas Bluebonnet: Praised as an all-Corojo puro and a standout blind smoke.
• Warped GR88: Praised as a versatile, flavor-forward cigar with consistently good construction.
• Warped Cloud Hopper 485: Selected in the draft; one host said he had expected it to be picked.
• Warped Devil’s Hands: Remembered for fruit, spice, leather, nuts and baking-spice notes.
• Principle Aviator Envoy: Described as creamy, nuanced and complex, with little perceived spice.
• Aladino Corojo Reserva Robusto: Praised for the earthy nuttiness one host associates with Honduran Corojo.
• Guardian of the Farm JJ: A host recalled falling for it on his first smoke and praised its price point.
• Principal Strap Hanger: Described as unusually complex, with fruity, savory, sweet and nutty elements.
• Tatuaje Cohetes Corojo: Described as honeyed, cinnamon-like, bready and nutty, with some punch.
• Jeremy Jack JJ15 Corona Gorda: Notes included milk chocolate, pistachio, dried fruit and a touch of spice.
• Aganorsa-made Geisha, Corojo 99 version: A host preferred this limited-run Corojo version to the San Andrés version.
• Davidoff Colorado: Identified as one of the blind samples; the exact line or vitola was not established.

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