Toro

It’s a deeper exploration of the effects of barrel aging on tobacco.

Two years after its release, it’s time to see how the pipe tobacco has held up in this cigar.

Where is my HODL cigar?

Strength level: 14/10.

The newest addition to the Long Live The King portfolio doesn’t come from the factory most often associated with it.

It’s an E.P. Carrillo cigar made by Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. Yes, you read that right.

While broadleaf tobacco may be most associated with the state of Connecticut, Camacho’s newest release showcases broadleaf from a different origin.

The new line commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Leaf by Oscar brand, which started out as a house blend for company co-founder “Island” Jim Robinson’s Leaf & Bean retails stores in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The new release is made up of a Cameroon-seed wrapper grown on the Eiroa farms in Honduras, along with binder and filler tobaccos that the company describes as “other Honduran tobacco of undisclosed origins.”

The El Mago brand was launced last year as a way to honor company owner Nick Fusco’s grandparents, Gonzalo and Maria Torre, who died in the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. in 2021.

The third regular production line from West Tampa Cigar Co. incorporates a Mexican San Andrés wrapper and started shipping to retailers in May.