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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 boxes, while the other 100 boxes are expected to arrive next quarter.
Altadis U.S.A. introduced the War Hawk in 2019, the first in the company’s Immortal Trio Series, which refers to three 19th century American politicians, one of which was Henry Clay. The second release in the trilogy, the Henry Clay War Hawk Rebellious Limited Edition, was released last year.
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 presented and the cigars are nicely firm when squeezed. The aroma from the wrapper includes notes of sweet almond paste, barnyard and tea leaves and the foot smells strongly of earth and dark chocolate while the cold draw brings flavors of leather tack, gritty earth, pine, generic nuts, espresso beans and slight peppermint.
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 wrapper has. As I smell the two wrappers, I don’t pick up many of the classic signs of candela, but I do notice that the candela’s aroma seems to be more potent than that of the non-candela leaf. There’s lots of leather from both colors of wrappers, though when I smell the candela portion I get something that reminds me of dry pasta. Smelling the candela-covered foot is pretty unpleasant thanks to lots of manure notes along with some ginger and leather. The cold draw is a bit more inte
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