And then Caldwell goes manic with some of the richest and strongest binder and fillers known to man! The magic of the LLTK MAD MOFO L.E. is the Indo binder and Corojo and PA DOUBLE LIGERO filler tobaccos! It’s extremely full-bodied, intensely rich, and uber-dark! Flavors are overwhelming! Notes of dark cocoa, chocolate candy, black pepper, oak whiskey barrel, dark leather, clove, cedar, molasses and dark brown sugar. This is how Caldwell describes MAD MOFO L.E. in his own words: “Mad Mofo is a full-bodied, incredibly rich Maduro smoke. It is packed loud flavors that will cut through steel. This is the stick you smoke top down, music up with shades on.”
MARCH 2024 COTM
March 4, 2024
THE RECKONING 2024: Gotta tell ya…we think that THE RECKONING 2024 is some of our finest CFT work ever! The strength of the tobaccos are perfectly balanced so that the complexity of the flavors is given full expression. In other words…It’s intensely delicious! THE RECKONING 2024 is a full-bodied, medium-strength 5⅝x54 toro with a broom-foot. Wrapper is an oily 8-year-aged San Andres Maduro leaf! (Just look at that picture!) FLAVORS: Ultra-dark chocolate, oak whiskey barrel, heavy cream, espresso beans, black peppercorn, sweet tea, brown sugar, cedar wood , toasted almonds, aged leather, cinnamon stick, anise, and caramel.
CALDWELL LONG LIVE THE KING MAD MOFO: The LLTK MAD MOFO L.E. is a limited edition release featuring a beautiful and spicy, Mexican San Andres wrapper!
CROWNED HEADS CHC SERIE E: CROWNED HEADS CHC SERIE E features a dark Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper with fillers from Nicaragua. It’s was made at Tabacalera Pichardo in Nicaragua. Full-bodied. Med/Full-strength. Flavors of caramel, baking spices, black pepper, dark earth, cocoa, cream, espresso beans, toasted almond, and cloves. Here’s what Jon Huber had to say about the CHC Serie E: “I listened to that solo and saw it as a sonic metaphor for smoking this cigar. From the drum and bass intro, which I saw as the cutting-lighting-prep of the cigar, to the mixing of triads and harmonics which I compared to the complexity of the flavor profile, to the bottoming-out dive bombs that were reminiscent of the finish of the cigar, it all paralleled seamlessly."
LECHE DE MAMA FIRST LOVE: This is without question THE creamiest and most uber-delicious cigar in the Cigar Federation Tobaccos line-up. We are absolutely obsessed with it! It’s nostalgic—both in aroma and flavor—taking us back to some of our first years in cigar making. So this is more than just the “original” Leche de Mama blend…this is the Leche De Mama FIRST LOVE! LECHE DE MAMA First Love opens with rich leathery waves and a huge creamy butter blast. Notes of macadamia nuts followed by a cinnamon spice. The finish lingers long on the tongue leaving a whipped cream and vanilla flavor. As the second third begins, additional notes of Spanish cedar and cashews appear. Gorgeous hints of Brandy subtly come to the fore. The flavors are a bit like French Vanilla Ice Cream. The balance is impeccable! The last third finishes magnificently! Gentle toffee notes are added to the blend. A warming white pepper tingles the tongue. You won't want to put it down. It's creamy and bursting with flavor all the way down to the nub!
LOVE POTION NO. 9: This should be a $13+ Cigar. Period! The tobacco used in LOVE POTION No. 9 is the stuff some only dream of smoking! LOVE POTION No. 9 is a full-bodied, full-strength 6x52 belicoso. The wrapper leaf is an oily and toothy San Andres Maduro! The flavors are intoxicating! First light expect notes dark chocolate, vanilla ice cream, caramel, espresso beans, white pepper, maple wood, and aged leather. As it progresses, flavors of brown sugar, caramel, cinnamon stick, bourbon whiskey, clove, nutmeg, and buttercream.