Casdagli Debuting Napoleonic Collection at PCA 2023

During the 2023 PCA Convention & Trade Show, Casdagli Cigars will be releasing a new line that was created to honor military generals who were known for their love of tobacco.

The Napoleonic Collection will debut with two different blends: the Forrader and the Brave. The Forrader was named after Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher—who was nicknamed “General Forwards” by his soldiers due to his aggressive tactics on the battlefield—a general who was well known for carrying a pipe into battle. Blend-wise, the Forrader incorporates an Ecuadorian wrapper, a binder grown in the Dominican Republic and a filler blend composed of tobaccos from the Dominican Republic, U.S.A. and Zimbabwe.

 

The Brave cigar gets its name from Marshal Ney, a French general who was called “The Bravest of the Brave” by Napoleon following his command of the Grande Armee’s retreat from Moscow in 1812. That cigar is made up of an Ecuadorian wrapper covering an internal blend of tobaccos grown in the Dominican Republic.

According to a press release, the line will eventually encompass eight different blends, with two blends scheduled to be released over a period of four years.

“I needed to find generals that had an interesting anecdote about their relationship with tobacco,” said Jeremy Casdagli, founder of Casdagli Cigars. “I am pleased that I eventually managed to find anecdotes honouring the counterparts who fought for France, Prussia, Austria, Russia and Great Britain. Some of them actually dying with tobacco in their hand.”

Both blends will be available in the same two vitolas packaged in 20-count boxes: a 4 9/10 x 50 robusto and a 6 1/2 x 53 piramides priced at $17.50 and $21 each, respectively. The cigars are being produced at the Kelner Boutique Factory located in the Dominican Republic and will begin shipping to retailers in the U.S.A. in early August.