CA Report: Top New Cigars (April 1, 2024)
New Cigars—10th Anniversary Special…featuring Tatuaje, Warped, and Leaf by Oscar!
No April Fools pranks today—just a trifecta of 10th anniversary cigars that you’ll want to enjoy in this blessing of warmer weather. With featured premiums from Tatuaje, Warped, and Oscar Valladares, this must-smoke list of boutique birthday blends is prime for puffing!
Ten years is a long time for any company. But it’s especially impressive in the modern cigar era where upstarts fizzle out as quickly as they popped up. As welcoming as our brothers and sisters of the leaf can be, they’re just as quick to leave the underwhelming on the shelf.
Check out the reviews and see why these brands have thrived for a decade. And as always, spill the beans about the new cigars you’ve been smoking on our social media platforms!
Warped El Oso 10th Anniversary
Wrapper: Ecuador Habano
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua & Dominican Republic
Warped has earned its cult following with a flavor-forward approach that pays homage to the beloved Cuban cigar profile. To commemorate their first milestone, they’ve rolled merely 1500 boxes of Warped El Oso 10th Anniversary. Expect a cascade of savory spices, earth, cedar, cinnamon, and a floral finish from toast to nub. It’s everything you’ve come to love about the brand culminated into one 90-minute smoking session!
Tatuaje 10th Anniversary
Wrapper: Ecuador Habano
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
You could do what everyone else is doing, or you could take a page out of Pete Johnson’s playbook. His unconventional approach and affinity for stronger cigars has made Tatuaje an outlier among boutique cigar manufacturers. From the horror-themed Monsters series to his core blends, he’s certainly earned his success. Tatuaje 10th Anniversary steps up its celebration game with a hand-picked Ecuadorian leaf atop an all-Nicaraguan core. The result: peppery spices, dark wood, coffee bean, and an earthy finish. All I can say—this isn’t one to miss.
Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary
Wrapper: Mexican San Andres/Honduras Candela
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Nicaragua
Thanks to innovation at every turn, Oscar Valladares has cemented his legacy into the annals of cigar history. And busy he’s stayed. From Leaf to McFly—and everything in between—Oscar’s firmly left his footprint on the industry. What better way to celebrate his budding legacy than with a 10-year blend? Enter Leaf by Oscar 10th Anniversary. First the bad news. It’s limited production. The good news is, it’ll be released annually. The wait, however, is a fair compromise; each of the tobaccos inside have been aged five years. Be among the first to embark on this epic flavor journey…or be forced to wait until next year!