Warped Flor Del Valle is arguably the best Warped cigar to hit the market yet. Its all-Nicaraguan construction contains fine vintage tobaccos with medium body and medium-full strength.
An intense peppery start mellows to a more complex flavor profile with hints of toast and coffee, and plenty of aroma.
Background on Warped Cigars
Warped Cigars is a boutique cigar company owned by Kyle Gellis, whose love of tobacco started from the age of six, when he would cut and light his father's home-from-work smoke each day.
In 2007 Gellis launched Warped Cigars at the El Titan de Bronze factory in Little Havana, Miami. The factory is now Little Havana's last man standing, and each Warped cigar aims to uphold the company's ambition to "Be Exclusively Different".
What other cigars are Warped known for?
Warped aim to produce unique boutique cigars, and while their craftsmanship is inspired by Cuban tradition, their recipes offer something you're unlikely to find elsewhere on the market.
Strict limits on production quantity mean if you want to try a particular Warped cigar, you should add it to your order next time you're buying cigars online.
Warped La Colmena
La Colmena, which translates as The Beehive, is the flagship Warped cigar, inspired by classic custom-roll Cuban cigars. Only Cuban Category 9 master rollers are allowed to produce this most traditional Warped cigar, and output is limited to no more than 100 per day.
What is the Warped Flor Del Valle cigar?
Flor Del Valle means 'Flower of the Valley' and was launched in 2014. It is manufactured in Nicaragua at the TABSA factory where several other boutique cigar brands roll their Nicaraguan puros. It's medium to full in both strength and body, with a flavor profile that evolves impressively with each third lasting a half-hour or more.
What can I expect from the cold draw?
The cold draw of this Warped cigar has hints of breakfast cereal, including cinnamon and honey, wheat and a contrasting spice of pepper. A perfect way to prepare your palate for many of the flavors you will experience via smoke and retrohales over the next 90 minutes or more.
What flavors should I expect?
Flor Del Valle is a boutique cigar with a story to tell. In this Warped review, it's a story that starts at a sprint, settles into its stride then finishes with a crescendo. Here's our breakdown of the first, second and final thirds of this intriguing stick.
First third
The early phase of this Warped cigar is where the most intense flavors are to be found. In fact, one flavor stands out above the rest, as from the first draw you can expect strong peppery notes that last for several inches, before these start to mellow into the more complex latter stages of the smoke.
Second third
As you move into the second third, Flor Del Valle might have you thinking back to breakfast, with flavors of coffee, toast and graham crackers, hints of caramel and cinnamon, and those previous pepper aspects only to be found in the retrohales.
Final third
In the home straight Warped Flor Del Valle regains some of its earlier sharpness, combined with flavors of wheat bread and cedar wood. The stronger flavor profile of the first third returns, making this a smoke for anyone who wants a more intense experience than usual.
Warped Flor Del Valle strength profile
Warped Flor Del Valle is a medium-full strength cigar, with a peppery punch in the first third and sharpness in the final phase, and a more complex flavor profile sandwiched between during the middle third.
What is the construction like?
Flor Del Valle cigars are all-Nicaraguan puros with vintage tobaccos, Nicaraguan binder and a clay red Nicaraguan Corojo 99 wrapper. There's real artistry in these handmade cigars, from the intricate design on the band, to the elegant triple cap that completes the refined construction.
Final thoughts
Flor Del Valle is one Warped cigar not to miss, so next time you're buying cigars online, check the stock level and take full advantage of the opportunity to experience this smoke.
If you find Flor Del Valle out of stock or just want some more ideas of unique cigar-smoking experiences to enjoy, our guide '5 boutique cigars you may have overlooked' is a great place to start.