First came Black in June 2023, followed by Blue this March. Now, Micallef Cigars has added Red to its lineup.

The new Micallef Red consists of a Mexican San Andrés habano wrapper covering a Pennsylvania broadleaf binder grown in Nicaragua and a filler combination of tobaccos from Mexico and Nicaragua.

Like the Black and Blue, it’s regular production line is produced at the company’s factory in Nicaragua. Also like those two lines: it’s offered in the same two vitolas, priced the same:

  • Micallef Red Robusto (5 x 52) — $7 (Box of 25, $175)
  • Micallef Red Toro (6 x 52) — $8 (Box of 25, $200)

“We’ve crafted the Micallef Red to be a memorable smoke, just like the experiences we share at our Micallef Socials,” said Al Micallef, founder of Micallef Cigars, in a press release. “It’s about more than cigars; it’s about enjoying great moments together.”

At least one retailer, Smoke Inn, has already started selling the cigars. According to a press release, there will be Micallef Red launch events in September and October before a nationwide release in mid-October.

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Brooks Whittington

I have been smoking cigars for over eight years. A documentary wedding photographer by trade, I spent seven years as a photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star Telegram. I started the cigar blog SmokingStogie in 2008 after realizing that there was a need for a cigar blog with better photographs and more in-depth information about each release. SmokingStogie quickly became one of the more influential cigar blogs on the internet, known for reviewing preproduction, prerelease, rare, extremely hard-to-find and expensive cigars. I am a co-founder of halfwheel and now serve as an editor for halfwheel.