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Caldwell Eastern Standard7CigarScore

CigarScore7

Very Good

10 critics · high confidence

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Halfwheel7.50/10
Blind Man's Puff5.90/10
Developing Palates9.50/10
Smokers4.6(107)
Caldwell Cigars

Caldwell Cigars Eastern Standard

The iconic cornerstone of Caldwell Cigar Co., Eastern Standard is handcrafted at Tabacalera William Ventura in the Dominican Republic. Wrapped in a rare hybrid Connecticut Shade and Brazilian Arapiraca leaf over aged Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers, it delivers a complex mild-to-medium smoke loaded with sweet cream, cracked black pepper, delicate florals, coffee, and cocoa.

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Caldwell Eastern Standard Manzanita Cigars

Petit Corona · 4.00″ × 42 · Ecuadorian Hybrid Connecticut/Arapiraca

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$5.96/ cigar

$160.95 for 27$231.00

Caldwell Eastern Standard Manzanita 4" * 42

Petit Corona · 4.00″ × 42 · Ecuadorian Hybrid Connecticut/Arapiraca

5(1)

Famous Smoke

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$6.70/ cigar

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Eastern Standard Manzanita

Petit Corona · 4.00″ × 42 · Ecuadorian Hybrid Connecticut/Arapiraca

4(1)

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Caldwell Eastern Standard Manzanita Petit Corona

Petit Corona · 4.00″ × 42 · Ecuadorian Hybrid Connecticut/Arapiraca

5(1)

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Caldwell Eastern Standard Connecticut Manzanita Petite Corona

Petit Corona · 4.00″ × 42 · Ecuadorian Hybrid Connecticut/Arapiraca

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Caldwell Eastern Standard Manzanita Petit Corona

Petit Corona · 4.00″ × 42 · Ecuadorian Hybrid Connecticut/Arapiraca

5(1)

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The Critics

Editorial reviews

28 reviews · top score 95

95pts

Midnight Express

Leaf Enthusiast · Feb 13, 2017

This Maduro version of the Eastern Standard is sure to take your senses for a ride.

Corona · 5.38″ × 46

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93pts

Eastern Standard Dos Firmas (Caldwell Signature) Piramide by Caldwell Cigar Company

Cigar Coop · Nov 10, 2016

Two years ago, when Robert Caldwell made his return to the cigar industry, he unveiled a line called the Eastern Standard. Eastern Standard was cigar in that featured a unique Connecticut hybrid wrapper known as “Dark Connecticut”. This year, Caldwell has taken some steps to make Eastern Standard a full-fledged brand in his portfolio by […]

Caldwell Signature · 4.88″ × 46 · Medium · Dominican Republic

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92pts

Caldwell Eastern Standard Dos Firmas | Cigar Review Redux by Kaplowitz

Kaplowitz · Jun 28, 2019

White pepper early with red coming on late and finishing later-still. Peanut butter on a sesame seed bun with a cup of mead... a traditional Viking snack? Milk chocolate & cedar round up a busy but well-rehearsed set of overtones. Undertones: a cup of joe, heavy on cream & sugar and a more delicate bit via cup of chamomile w/ lemon wedge. White ginger. Licorice. Underbelly is a rich clay earthiness and bit a' chicken coop vibing. Plenty more smoke out-put than the vitola might have ya assume. pu

Robusto · Dominican Republic

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92pts

Caldwell Eastern Standard Midnight Express Piramide

CigarsLover Magazine · Aug 6, 2018

Caldwell Eastern Standard Midnight Express Piramide is a cigar produced in the Dominican Republic at Caldwell’s own factory. The wrapper is a special Connecticut-Seed grown in the Arapiraca region in Brazil. • Country of Origin: Nicaragua • Size: 50 x 152 mm (5’’) • Wrapper: Connecticut Arapiraca Hybrid • Binder: Dominican Republic • Filler: Dominican […]

6.00″ × 50 · Nicaragua

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90pts

Caldwell Eastern Standard Corretto

Blind Man's Puff · May 6, 2020 · July 2014

The tagline is “Not Your Daddy’s Connecticut.” That’s the idea behind the Caldwell Eastern Standard, a twist on the Connecticut wrapped cigar. The blend uses rare and aged Grade A tobaccos starting with a hybrid wrapper of Connecticut Shade and Brazilian Mata Fina, Habana Dominicano binder, and Dominican Criollo ’98, Dominicano Corojo Ligero, Nicaraguan Habano fillers. It comes in 6 sizes all in 24 count boxes except the Manzanita which comes in a 27 count box. This cigar was reviewed blind (no bands) by a panel of at least 4 reviewers. They did not know what they were smoking beforehand. The scores are an average of all the reviewers' scores with outliers removed. All of our cigars reviewed are shipped to the panelists with Boveda packs to ensure optimal smoking experience. The available sizes for Eastern Standard are: Cream Crush 7 x 48, Corretto 5 x 50, Cypress Room 6 x 54, Manzanita 4 x 42, The Silk Road: 7 1/2 x 40 (Limited Production), and Euro Express 5.5 × 44. Eastern Standard is part of the Caldwell Collection which also includes “the King is Dead”, “Long Live the King” and the more recently added “Midnight Express.” All cigars in the Caldwell Collection use rare and “Grade A” tobacco. Also recently, Robert Caldwell collaborated with Cigar Dojo to release Far Eastern Standard, a fresh-rolled lancero using Colorado-shade Nicaraguan Habano leaf, Indonesian binder, and fillers from both Nicaragua (Habano) and the Dominican Republic (Piloto Cubano).

Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Medium-Strong · Dominican Republic

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90pts

Caldwell Eastern Standard Midnight Express Robusto

Halfwheel · Oct 12, 2016 · July 2016

The magic here is the intensity levels. At no point do I find the Midnight Express, at least in this Toro Grande format, to be beyond medium-full and to be quiet honest, I don’t find the plethora of flavors in many of the cigars I would describe as similarly complex. Where it shines is that the flavors have very defined intensity levels and they combine to create a cigar that reminds me of a nice three-course meal rather than some rolled up dried out leaves.

Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Dominican Republic

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82pts

Caldwell Eastern Standard Midnight Express

Simply Stogies · Aug 6, 2019

OVERVIEW VITOLA:   Toro SIZE:   6″ x 52 ORIGIN:   Dominican Republic FACTORY:   Caldwell Cigar Factory WRAPPER:   Connecticut-seeded Arapiraca Maduro BINDER:   Dominican Habano FILLER:   Dominican (Corojo & Criollo 98) & Nicaraguan Habano STRENGTH:   Medium SOURCE: Small Batch Cigar ENVIRONMENT WHERE: Three Season Porch at Home WHEN: October 16, 2016 @ 11:30 PM DRINKS: George Dickel Barrel Select Whiskey...

Toro · 6.00″ × 52 · Medium · Dominican Republic

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80pts

Caldwell Eastern Standard Midnight Express

Kohnhed · May 5, 2021

Wrapper: Connecticut Arapiraca Maduro Binder: Dominican Habano Filler: Dominican Criollo 98, Dominican Corojo Ligero, Nicaraguan Habano Seco Size: 5 X 50 Robusto Strength: Medium Price: $11.20 BACK…

Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Medium

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76pts

Caldwell Eastern Standard Midnight Express Robusto

Developing Palates · Dec 9, 2016 · July 2016

The first two thirds of the cigar was bomb. I couldn't get enough of that sweet creamy bread note. A cigar like this is my kind of pace. I would like to try this cigar in a few months to see how the last thirds youth shakes out.

Robusto · 5.00″ × 50 · Dominican Republic

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