Deadwood

This hands-on review walks a 4×52 figurado through its pigtail and records strong chocolate and mocha on the cold draw and an almost alarmingly large smoke output for the size. The cigar held together physically, but the author experienced a growing bitterness as the smoke progressed, making this useful reading for judging sample variability and flavor transitions.

A descriptive review that highlights pig-tail/closed-foot figurado formats, table-sugar sweetness and mocha/coffee interplay; the write-up places Crazy Alice in Deadwood's flavored 'Yummy Bitches' trio and gives practical notes on draw and ash.

halfwheel reports Drew Estate is adding 3 3/4 × 22 C-Notes to the Crazy Alice line, noting they use the same Maduro wrapper and specifying an Indonesian binder for that release. The piece is practical for anyone tracking tiny-vitolaa additions and how the maker adapts construction for fast-smoking formats.

Halfwheel reports Drew Estate added a 6 x 60 Gordito to the Fat Bottom Betty lineup, including pricing and a ship date. The piece reiterates that the Deadwood blends use a maduro wrapper and undisclosed aromatic tobaccos, making it useful for tracking how the line is expanding in girth and retail positioning.

Cigar Coop’s review takes the Lonsdale apart by draw, construction and flavor progression, placing it squarely in the mild‑strength / medium‑body lane. Tasting notes emphasize the San Andrés wrapper’s sweet cream and coffee character, with wood and a light black‑pepper rise, and the reviewer praises burn and consistency.

halfwheel reports the Lonsdale as the first broadly distributed Girl With No Name release, noting the Mexican San Andrés wrapper and the brand’s history of single‑shop exclusives. The piece covers release logistics, MSRP and how prior expressions leaned into aromatic/exotic filler descriptions.

A hands‑on tasting that tracks Leather Rose from wrapper‑led sweetness into a woodier, chalkier midsection and a peppered finish. The review calls out the cigar’s wrapper aromatics and notes a wavy burn on the sample that required a mid‑smoke touch‑up, giving practical detail on draw and ash behavior.

An in‑depth take that positions Leather Rose as a rougher‑looking, maduro‑forward member of the Deadwood family with an intentionally turned‑up spice. The write‑up combines tasting notes—sweet wrapper, pepper, wood—and hands‑on construction observations, making it useful for readers who want both flavor progression and practical burn/draw commentary.

halfwheel’s review examines the 2024 Día de los Muertos Sweet Jane as a 6×50 box‑pressed iteration that leans heavily into infusion, with a pronounced vanilla‑sweet cap. The piece evaluates construction and shape, notes price and distribution changes from earlier releases, and records tasting notes that emphasize dessert-like sweetness over raw tobacco spice.