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Gellis family Cigars Heritage no. 50

Gellis Family Cigars, the boutique brand from Warped founder Kyle Gellis, has launched the Heritage No. 50 as the first release in its new Heritage Series. The 5 x 50 robusto features a Mexican San Andrés Maduro wrapper over Nicaraguan tobaccos and is produced in limited batches at NACSA in Estelí.

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Avowed Cigars Hallowed Hands

Avowed Cigar Co. is a boutique brand from Orange, California. It makes its cigars at Kelner Cigars in the Dominican Republic, where Klaas Kelner does the blending. Its first two core lines were The Vow, a statement of commitment, and New Dawn, a look toward the future. Hallowed Hands is the third, released in February 2026 to mark the company’s first anniversary.

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West Tampa Tobacco Co. West Tampa Red

West Tampa Red, the third regular-production line, was announced in early 2023 and began shipping in May 2023. It uses a Mexican San Andrés wrapper with a Nicaraguan Condega binder and fillers from Condega and Estelí, produced at Garmendia Cigars Co. in Estelí, Nicaragua.

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AJ Fernandez Last Call Maduro

AJ Fernandez, the Estelí-based Nicaraguan maker known for a wide range of regular-production lines and factory collaborations, introduced Last Call as the first release in his Portfolio Series. The blend began as a private smoke that Fernandez shared with guests at his Casa Blanca estate during the final quarter of NFL games, functioning as the evening’s last cigar.

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El Mago Alakazam Short Robusto

El Mago Cigars, founded by Nicholas Fusco in 2022, released the Alakazam Short Robusto as a limited edition compact format. The 3½ by 50 Nicaraguan puro uses a Habano wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers and is handmade at MGE Cigars Factory in Estelí.

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Johnny Tobacconaut Connecticut

Room101’s Johnny Tobacconaut is a space-themed cigar with a mascot to match and a few lives behind it. Room101 launched it at the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show in New Orleans as a Nicaraguan puro out of Honduras. When Room101 and Davidoff parted ways, the line went on hiatus. It resurfaced as a limited Luxury Cigar Club exclusive called Chapter 1, with a new Ecuadorian Connecticut and Nicaraguan blend in a 6 x 56 figurado.

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