That quick little intro aside, Cigar Page is currently offering some live deals on Nicaraguan boutique and name-brand smokes. While I wouldn’t personally shop everything available, there are some great finds in there and I wanted to call a few out. If you’re a cigar vet and don’t want my opinion head on over. I’m sure you’ll agree there are a lot of good options in there. Otherwise, head past the break for some call outs.

Which of the Cigar Page deals on Nicaraguan smokes are worth checking out?

Bear in mind, I highly recommend reading some of my other coverage here at The BS Lounge to get an idea for my palate. Every cigar smoker has different tastes, you included. You may not always agree with me and that’s fine. But it’s best to know what I like and don’t like before you take my advice.

Decent

• Crux 10 packs (any)
• Florida Man 10 packs (any)
• La Palina Number 2 10 packs
• Oliva Black Swan 10 packs
• Penn Standard 10 packs (any)
  • Broadleaf
  • Gold Standard

Excellent

Source: Warped Cigars

• AJ Fernandez Viva La Vida 10 packs (any)
• El Pulpo 10 packs (any)
• Illusione 10 packs (any)
• OZ Family Cigars OG Nicaragua 10 packs
• Warped KJG Seleccion Domain 4546 10 packs
• Warped La Hacienda 10 packs

Pure Insanity

Source: Briley Kenney / The BS Lounge

• Black Label Trading Company 10 packs (any)
  • Last Rites
  • Royalty
  • Salvation
• Black Works Studio (10 packs)
  • Green Hornet
  • Killer Bee
• Crowned Heads 10 packs (any)
  • Juarez
  • Mil Dias
• Espinosa Mucielago 10 packs
• Warped Isla del Cocodrilo 10 packs

There may be more hidden gems in there that I didn’t spot or haven’t tried myself. As of the time of writing, you have about a day or so to shop these deals, so don’t waste time if you see something you like. Also, in case it matters to you, these aren’t affiliate links.

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Crowned Heads’ co-founder Jon Huber says “This time, rather than go with a smaller format like Shots, we went in the opposite direction. We wanted a big-bang, flavor-forward profile to accompany the larger 58-ring gauge, so we amped up the original blend, then box-pressed it and finished it with a pigtail cap.”

Shots, if you didn’t already know, was a 2022 release from Crowned Heads in a much smaller vitola.

What’s in the Juárez Bulldozer LE 2025?

Source: Crowned Heads

The Juárez Bulldozer Limited Edition 2025 features a Mexican San Andrés wrapper, an Ecuadorian Sumatra binder, and fillers from several places, including the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Nicaragua. It sounds great, but it’s one I’ll be trying on a clean palate. The Juárez Bulldozer is packed with so many different tobaccos that I want only its pure flavor, not that of other cigars I’ve had before it.

Set to ship to stores in March, it’s limited to its total production run of 1,500 boxes. Each box contains 12 cigars at the box-pressed 5 1/2 by 58 Gordo size, priced at $9.95 per cigar. That’s about $120 per box if you’re doing the math.

It also features a pigtail cap, which is a neat little detail I always get a kick out of. Pigtails up!

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Meet the new Four Kicks Mule Kick blend

It was originally launched in 2012, skipped until 2017, and re-released in 2017, with yearly releases until 2023 — except 2021. Yeah, the schedule is a convoluted mess. But what you really need to know is that the Mule Kick has been around in some capacity for quite a while now. It has also been revamped several times, using wrappers like Ecuadorian Sumatra, Mexican San Andrés, Connecticut Habano, and more.

Slated for a 2025 release, the new blend borrows a lot of inspiration from the 2023 series, which wasn’t your average Four Kicks blend. This new setup has a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper, Mexican San Andrés binder, and Esteli and Jalapa, Nicaraguan fillers. I’m willing to bet it’s going to have quite the kick.

It will return in a Robusto Extra vitola, at 5 7/8 by 52. Hailing from Casa Carrillo, producing for the first time for the Four Kicks label, the MSRP is set at around $16 per cigar. Production will remain limited, however, with an estimated 2,500 boxes at 10 cigars each. The boxes also get a design upgrade this year.

When is the 2025 Four Kicks Mule Kick launching?

We don’t have exact dates just yet, but sometime in 2025 is the best answer. I know, I know, that doesn’t help nail down when you should have some money put aside but there should be more news forthcoming.

Until then, maybe give the 2023 Four Kicks Mule Kick a try and see what you think, if you haven’t already? Bear in mind, that they seem to be sold out everywhere — they’re popular.

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