IPCPR 2019: Caldwell Cigar Co.

Caldwell Cigar Co had a couple of surprises this year, along with some new packaging and another collaboration between Robert Caldwell, Matt Booth and Abdel Fernández. 

While days one and two were busier for the booth as evidenced by all the people there as I walked by, a slightly slower day three still had enough people in the booth that it took me a while to see everybody I need to see. The booth design is a revisit of last year, though missing was the Porsche Design display.

Packaging Updates

The first thing that was pointed out, was the newly redesigned packaging for Eastern Standard, Eastern Standard Sungrown, Long Live the King and The King is Dead lines.

The T. Habano

Next is the latest in the AJF/Booth/Caldwell collaboration: The T Habano. This is the third and final release in The T Series, with the first release having a maduro wrapper, the second having a Connecticut and the third—as the name would suggest—uses a habano wrapper.

• Wrapper: Undisclosed (Habano Sungrown)
• Binder: Nicaragua
• Filler: Nicaragua

• The T. Habano Corona (6 x 44) — $10.60 (Box of 20, $212)
• The T. Habano Double Robusto (5 1/2 x 54) — $11.80 (Box of 20, $236)
• The T. Habano Robusto Minor (4 x 48) — $10.80 (Box of 20, $216)
• The T. Habano Toro (6 x 50) — $11.40 (Box of 20, $228)

Production: Regular Production
Release Date: July 2019

Long Live the King by AJ Fernandez

A semi-secret venture, Caldwell collaborated with A.J. Fernández on two of the King blends. These aren’t really tweaked blends, so much as a Nicaraguan interpretation of the blends. Fernandez blended these as Nicaraguan puros and only created a very limited amount of each.

• Wrapper: Nicaragua
• Binder: Nicaragua
• Filler: Nicaragua

• Long Live the King by AJ Fernandez Gordo (6 x 60) — $12.20 (Box of 25, $305)
• Long Live the King by AJ Fernandez Lonsdale (6 x 44) — $10.60 (Box of 25, $265)
• Long Live the King by AJ Fernandez Robusto (5 x 50) — $11 (Box of 25, $275)
• Long Live the King by AJ Fernandez Toro (6 x 50) — $11.40 (Box of 25, $285)

Production: 250 Boxes of Each Size (25,000 Total Cigars)
Release Date: July 2019

The King is Dead by AJ Fernandez

The second is the Nicaraguan take on The King is Dead.

• Wrapper: Nicaragua
• Binder: Nicaragua
• Filler: Nicaragua

• The King is Dead by AJ Fernandez Robusto (5 x 50) — $10.80 (Box of 25, $270)
• The King is Dead by AJ Fernandez Super Corona (7 x 46) — $10 (Box of 25, $250)
• The King is Dead by AJ Fernandez Super Toro (6 1/4 x 54) — $12 (Box of 25, $300)
• The King is Dead by AJ Fernandez Torpedo (6 x 52) — $11.60 (Box of 25, $290)

Production: 250 Boxes of Each Size (25,000 Total Cigars)
Release Date: July 2019