Lost&Found Halloween

Last October, Lost&Found shipped a new cigar to commemorate All Hallows’ Eve bearing the name Halloween in a 5 x 50 robusto vitola.

According to Robert Caldwell, a partner in Lost&Found, the cigar company has produced a number of private label Halloween projects, so it was not a big stretch for Lost&Found to make one for itself. The blend of the Lost&Found Halloween includes a San Andrés maduro wrapper grown in Mexico covering a binder and filler tobaccos sourced from the Dominican Republic.

The robusto is packaged in 10-count bundles that was a limited release with only 5,000 cigars made. The MSRP of each cigar is $12 and the cigars were rolled at Tabacalera William Ventura factory located in Tamboril, Dominican Republic.

Here is what I wrote in my first review earlier this year:

I have always found the impetus behind the Lost&Found brand fascinating and the Halloween robusto is a solid addition to the brand’s offerings. Although the first third is a bit linear, the profile does become noticeably creamier starting in the second third while also increasing in complexity and nuance. Having said that, considering the use of a Mexican San Andrés wrapper I was a bit surprised at the lack of any overt sweetness either in the blend or on the retrohale. In the end, the Halloween is worth tracking down for those seeking a stronger flavorful blend, albeit one that is a little light when it comes to sweetness.

• Cigar Reviewed: Lost&Found Halloween
• Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
• Factory: Tabacalera William Ventura
• Wrapper: Mexico (San Andrés)
• Binder: Dominican Republic
• Filler: Dominican Republic
• Length: 5 Inches
• Ring Gauge: 50
• Vitola: Robusto
• MSRP: $12 (Bundle of 10, $120)
• Release Date: October 2022
• Number of Cigars Released: 500 Bundles of 10 Cigars (5,000 Total Cigars)
• Number of Cigars Smoked For Review: 1

The medium brown wrapper of the Lost&Found Halloween features both a reddish tint and multiple protruding veins while also being extremely firm to the touch. In addition, the wrapper is sandpaper rough to the touch with just a hint of oil peeking through. Aromas from the wrapper include strong and distinct cocoa nibs, followed by sweet earth, roasted coffee beans, nutmeg and barnyard. The foot is quite a bit nuttier in nature, with creamy nuts leading to rich milk chocolate, woodiness, straw, and raisin sweetness. Finally, a straight cut brings flavors of oak, generic nuttiness, yeast, earth and caramel sweetness.

While the Halloween starts off with some light spice on my tongue and a slight anise flavor, the profile shifts in a major way about five puffs in as a combination of rich almonds and oak take over the top spots. Secondary flavors of toasted bread, lemongrass, leather, dark chocolate and light cloves flit in and out at various points, while the retrohale features a small amount of black pepper and quite a bit of floral sweetness. Flavor ends the first half at medium-full, while the strength is at a solid medium and the body ends at a point just under the medium mark. Construction-wise, the cigar is excellent in every aspect, including a burn line that never comes close to needing a correction, an excellent draw and plenty of dense, gray smoke.

A cookie dough sweetness replaces the floral sweetness, while the main flavors morph into to a combination of cocoa nibs and gritty earth. Additional flavors include cinnamon, espresso beans, salted nuts and lemongrass, and while I do taste a bit of a metallic note on the finish every once in a while, it never comes close to being strong enough to affect the overall profile. The flavor easily hits the full mark and stays there until the end of the cigar, while the strength increases to a point just over medium and the body ends at a solid medium. Finally, the draw, burn and smoke production continues to give me no problems at all until I put the nub down with about an inch left.