Last year, Caldwell Cigar Co. released one of its most expensive cigars and limited cigars to date: The Last Tsar. The 5 1/2 x 52 short torpedo was limited to 500 boxes of 10, distributed to the first 49 retailers who carried Caldwell’s new product. It was made to honor the company’s first anniversary and used a “hybrid Connecticut Arapiraca maduro wrapper” with undisclosed fillers. I did not particularly enjoy the cigar the first time around: When announcing this cigar, the word “full” came up a few times—and there’s no question The Last Tsar lives up to that standard. Strength-wise, this is the fullest new cigar I’ve smoked this year, particularly given the bang it starts out with. That being said, flavor is what generally guides are reviews and for that, the Caldwell was decent. This is a cigar for after a big meal and with a big spirit, and in that case, it works. What doesn’t work is the balance, which is completely gone. I’ve enjoyed my fair share of fuller cigars, but right now, this needs a bit better harmony for me to designate as part of my after dinner cigar rotation. I was going through one of my ...
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