“Caldwell 10th Anniversary is a cigar that showcases our journey over the last 10 years. When I sat down to work on this cigar, my first inclination was to make a classic Caldwell smoke — something that was mild to medium and packed with flavor… most likely with a lighter wrapper. In thinking through the project, I decided instead to make a cigar that showcases our growth and my experience blending over the past 10 years.

“We started as a brand making one style of cigar and have grown into a diverse portfolio with a broad profile of flavor expressions. In building this cigar, I wanted to use a very well aged wrapper that was more full in body but still smooth on the palate. I also incorporated a Colombian Cubita filler as a nod to my friends who I started the business with, who are both Colombian.

“At last I ended with a very unique blend. We built the cigar using a 3 1/2 year old San Andres Rosado wrapper over a bunch of Dominican, Nicaraguan, and Colombian fillers, bound together with a Dominican binder. We produced a very small amount of 5 3/4 x 52 toros, each packed into its own coffin and packed in a 10-count box.”

This blend is all of our greatest hits wrapped up into one really special stick.