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Henry Clay War Hawk Lonsdale Lands at STOGIES World Class Cigars While STOGIES World Class Cigars is known for its lancero releases, its latest store exclusive is a lonsdale. The Henry Clay War Hawk Lonsdale measures 6 3/4 x 42. Like the rest of the line, it uses an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper over a Connecticut broadleaf binder and Honduran fillers. STOGIES has priced the cigar at $7.75 and it is limited to just 180 boxes of 25 cigars, though the Houston-based store currently only has 80 bo...

Release Date: April 12, 2021 Number of Cigars Released: 5,000 Boxes of 10 (50,000 Total Cigars) Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 I have to say, the presentation is gorgeous, with the 1920’s inspired motif on the box lid opening to reveal 10 cigars, each nestled in their own individual cutout. The wrapper that adorns this cigar is a milk chocolate brown color and feels quite a bit like parchment, with very little tooth or oil present. Both the fantail cap and covered foot are well present...

Release Date: April 2021 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 I’m not sure if it’s just my slow normalization to larger ring gauge cigars or if it’s the use of two wrappers, but this cigar is deceivingly large. Once out of cellophane, the Banner / The Hulk seems a lot thicker than it did previously. The candela used here is a deeper shade of green compared to some other candelas, and it contrasts the brown wrapper rather well, something that is no doubt helped by the reds that the darker...

Release Date: February 2021 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 The CAO Arcana Mortal Coil has a couple of layers of shine happening; the copper on the band does a good job catching the eye, but the wrapper leaf has an impressive amount of oiliness to it that does that job as well. It’s an interesting combination of colors between the dark, meaty brown of the wrapper and then the black and copper of the band, one that seems to play better when the wrapper leaf is on the darker side of the ...

Release Date: Dec. 2020 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 From arm’s length away, the Sky Flower Lancero looks to have a pretty even color, though closer inspection reveals a bit more variation and that the veins, while small, are notably darker. There’s also an impressive network of them, the smaller ones appearing when more closely examined. There’s just a bit of sponginess to the cigar, enough to be noticeable and mildly concerning as the cigar is not what I would call firmly roll...

Release Date: November 2020 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 The Montecristo 1935 Anniversary Nicaragua No. 2 is covered in a deep, dark brown wrapper that is extremely rough to the touch and also includes a number of major veins as well as plenty of oil. It is fairly hard when squeezed, but the soft box-press is a very nice visual touch. Aroma from the foot and wrapper is a combination of peanut shells, sweet earth, leather, barnyard, hay and oak, while the cold draw brings flavors of cre...

Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 I’m not sure what else one could really focus on when looking at the Room101 Death Bucket 2 other than the band, and I will admit, it is eye-catching and done well, even if not embossed or treated with shiny gold ink. In holding two of the samples, the fingers get a generally smooth, slightly oily feel from the wrapper, which also shows off a bit of its elasticity. Veins are incredibly small, tooth is nonexistent, and the color is a very well-tanned shade...

Release Date: Oct. 1, 2020 Number of Cigars Released: 4,250 Boxes of 10 Cigars (42,500 Total Cigars) Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 Visually, the AVO Regional North Edition is covered in a darker cinnamon brown wrapper that is parchment rough to the touch, though there is some obvious oil as well as multiple overt veins running up and down its length. The cigar has some nice give when squeezed and seems to be extremely well-rolled from the outside. Aroma from the wrapper is a combinatio...

Release Date: November 2020 Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 3 My first thought is that I really wish this cigar wasn’t this big. I know that it’s going to be a long afternoon, and this is the first of three cigars I will smoke for the review. As is often the case with cigars of this size, the wrapper isn’t as flawless as a normal Davidoff robusto. There are some veins and wrapper stretching, the latter of which is a bit odd for a Davidoff. The aroma from the wrapper is a medium-plus m...