Caldwell to Release Long Live The Queen Maduro

Caldwell’s first release under new ownership is a new maduro blend for the Long Live The Queen line.

On March 1, it was announced that Laudisi Distribution Group acquired Caldwell Cigar Co. and Lost&Found Cigars. As part of the acquisition, Robert Caldwell joined the management team at Laudisi and he was in the booth to talk about his products, of which Long Live The Queen Maduro was the only new release.

The new blend will come in five sizes featuring a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over a binder from Indonesia and filler from the Dominican Republic and the U.S. It is being made at the Ventura family’s new Tabacalera William Ventura factory in the Dominican Republic.

It will be offered in five sizes, all of which are round except for the Wild Card:

• Long Live The Queen Maduro Queen’s Crest (5 1/2 x 46) — $14.20 (Boxes of 10, $142)
• Long Live The Queen Maduro Queen’s Charge (6 x 60) — $18 (Boxes of 10, $180)
• Long Live The Queen Maduro Queen’s Coronet (5 x 50) — $14.80 (Boxes of 10, $148)
• Long Live The Queen Maduro Queen’s Chalice (6 x 54) — $16 (Boxes of 10, $160)
• Long Live The Queen Maduro Wild Card (6 x 52) — $20 (Boxes of 10, $200)

Shipping is slated to begin at the end of June.

Update (July 22, 2024) — The original version of this article indicated that the wrapper is from Brazil, it is from Mexico. In addition, the names of the sizes have been changed, and the filler blend has been updated.