When Warped first showed off its line of cigar cases, I was impressed. There were a lot of claims regarding the seamless construction, low-quantity production and leather choices—but what impressed me the most was that an American-based company, and a relatively young one at that, was willing to create modern and bold designs for the old world of cigar cases. Sure, you would expect this ambitious attempt at style and execution from Davidoff or S.T. Dupont, but not from the company previously best known for a cigar called Anubis. At a minimum of $139, the Series I cigar cases also manage to find their way into a price range that we normally reserve for the aforementioned European companies and not for a company who, until a few months ago, was essentially unheard of outside of a few cigar forums. Kyle Gellis started Warped Cigars in 2008 while attending college. Through El Titan de Bronze, he created three cigar lines, which were sold through his own online store. A few years later, Gellis disappeared from the cigar world. He told us at the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in July that he needed to take some time to focus on finishing ...
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