My Weekend Cigar Review: Warped Sky Moon

VIDEO CIGAR REVIEW: WARPED SKY MOON

Sky Me To The Moon…

Released in July of this year, Warped Sky Moon features a combination of tobaccos from both the Warped Sky Flower and Warped Moon Garden cigars. Warped Cigars founder, Kyle Gellis, borrowed tobaccos from the two earlier blends to create this limited edition release, which has also been a personal blend of his for some time.

Using Nicaraguan Corojo ’99, Criollo ’98, and some Jalapa medio tiempo for the core, Gellis also reprised the Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 wrapper for Sky Moon. All of the tobaccos were sourced at Aganorsa who also rolled the cigars. In the past, Gellis would occasionally hand out the cigar (incognito) at events, but now Sky Moon is available to Warped fans nationwide with production limited to 500 boxes of 50 cigars.

Cigar Details:

Factory: Agricola Ganadera Norteña S.A. – Estelí, Nicaragua
Size: 5½” x 42 Corona
Body & Strength: Medium-plus
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Shade-grown Corojo 99
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan (Corojo 99, Criollo 98, Jalapa Medio Tiempo)

Presented in boxes of 50

Warped Sky Moon Cigar Review

Warped Sky Moon is an attractive Corona-size cigar finished with a rounded “109” style tapered head. The wrapper is silky in feel and even throughout with a color similar to some Cuban cigar wrappers. Rolling-wise, the cigar was firm with almost invisible seams. After clipping, the cold draw offered a mix of nuts and leather.

Once lit, the cigar issued a spicy combo of red pepper and earth that settled down fairly quickly and left a fair amount of spice on the finish. The burn also got off to a great start, and at about half an inch in the flavors were a mix of pepper, earth, and leather. A drive-by note of sweet tobacco dipped in and out, while the ambient smoke had a nice floral aroma. By the second inch, a woodier flavor with an oak-like component joined the mix. The pepper settled down to reveal a rich, medium-plus smoke with a combination of oak and cashew.

By the midpoint the flavors were all well-balanced, while the sweeter notes yielded to a more nutty-woody character with some lingering pepper on the finish. Body and strength were both medium-plus.

The last few inches continued mostly unchanged with the exception of a little more spice in the mix. The smoke remained medium-full, the flavors were still well-balanced, and that drive-by sweetness, though more nuanced, returned for an encore. I smoked it down to well under two inches and left it there.

Was Warped Sky Moon Weekend Worthy?

Since I don’t smoke Coronas or similar sized vitolas that often, the Warped Sky Moon was a unique change of pace for me. And to be honest, it’s good to try different cigar sizes every so often because some sizes besides your usual may surprise you. That’s the story here.

I thought this figurado-ish Corona performed well in terms of burn, aroma, and balance of flavors. As to the character of the blend, it was a little more peppery and earthy than I’m accustomed to, but I enjoyed its nutty, woody, and sweeter elements which, overall, were pretty consistent. So, if you’re a Warped fan and liked the Sky Flower, Moon Garden, or both, then the Sky Moon is an obvious pick. Or, if you like the richer and peppery-earthy flavor of other first class Nicaraguan puros out there, a Warped Sky Moon is waiting for you.

Please Note: Gary’s review was based on two samples and that your mileage may vary. If you’ve already had an experience with this cigar please share your thoughts with a comment.