Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo
Filler: Nicaraguan Estelí and Jalapa
Size: 5.6 x 46 Corona Gorda
Strength: Medium
Price: $17.50
Date Released: May 2026
Quantity Released: Regular Production
Factory: El Titan de Bronze, Miami USA

August 22, 2026 Update: These cigars do extremely well with a few months of home humidor time. I hadn’t planned on dredging up this review until I lit one up for my morning smoke with a dirigible full of coffee. It’s as smooth as your tushy after a spanking by your favorite S&M mistress(they/them)…or as smooth as the lines you used in school to pick up cool co-eds: “Hey, good lookin’…you looking for a poke?”

THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:
I like a Corona Gorda, especially my first cigar. It doesn’t have the drag that a Toro has which plants me in my gaming chair for half the morning.

The wrapper doesn’t smell Nic-ish. It smells floral, with fruity sweetness, caramel, and fresh bread. Dark cigars can be deceivers.

The cap is the perfect victim for the 8mm decapitator on my PerfecPunch. Dr. Rod pays me in crypto to shill. He gets his investing advice from his self-driving Tesla. What could go wrong?

The cold draw is green grapes, steak, Coca Cola, cedar, cool mint, red pepper, and milk chocolate.

Creamy start. Lots of smoke that nearly blinds Sammy the Cat, so the feline escapes the venue. There are nice flavors of white pepper, caramel, raw cashews, and potent cedar. I check what Cigar Page has to say and discover that I’m in the groove. This means there is consistency of blend. That’s what I love.

I got a perfect char line signifying excellent construction.

I didn’t know about this cigar until I saw a couple social media posts declaring their love for this cigar right upon receipt. I immediately bought a fiver. Do I wish I bought ten? Keep reading or just scroll.

I get a slurpy honey flavor. Honey Nut Cheerios! Yeah, exactly. But I admit that I didn’t find immediate love for this cigar on receipt like others. It was OK. So how long have I waited? One month. And now the blend sings.

I double down on my praise of construction. This thing is packed so beautifully that it barely burned half an inch in 10 minutes. A nice slow roll. Which I don’t mind if I’m swept away by excellence.

The white pepper turns into mild black pepper. The sweet v. savory is 60/40. But it’s early. I’m so into this cigar that I don’t notice that I have the tv on pumping Let’s Make a Deal. I’m de-evolving.

Now and again, I treat myself and pour sugar free honey (yes, that’s a thing and it tastes pretty damn good) over a biscuit. The primary flavor now is that taste of indulgence. It is unmistakable. I’m loving this cigar. I folded like a cheap suit and put two tenners in my CP cart. This will be my new morning cigar. It excels.

For brevity sake, I’m going to skip to the second half. That’s where a cigar either makes it or breaks it.

The first half scared me. My high level of neuroses made me worry that something this good will fail in the last third.

The bready quality is uncanny. Everything about this cigar is eerie. I don’t know how CP ties an exclusive to their assigned price point other than what it might be worth on the open market in the hands of unscrupulous privateers. You know who they are. I gotta be careful with my next statement. When I could afford the Casdagli Daughters of the Wind, they were my every morning cigar. I finally settled on the less expensive Casdagli DotW Pony but you can’t find them anymore. The Black Swan is every bit as good. The DotW needs a minimum of 3-4 months of rest before they shine. The Black Swan took less than a month. And how crazy is this? It’s a Nic puro. Not a convoluted blend of exotic leaves.

The strength began at medium and remains there in the last third.

The cigar shines right to the end. Flavors are consistent, the blend is complex with serious depth. Transitions are minimal because the blend goosed the swan from the start.

Sorry but this is a must. Knott’s Berry Farm bought two very expensive matched black swans for the lagoon where I drove the Cordelia K steamboat in the late 1960’s. They were vicious and loved to kill unsuspecting geese and ducks. One day I saw them up on the bank and I decided to chase them. They decided they’d have none of what I wanted. They opened their wings, with a span of over 8 feet, and ran like the wind after me while I screamed like a little girl. Not been a fan of black swans until now.

This Corona Gorda was constructed perfectly and was a 90-minute smoke. If the blend is this good with only a month of rest, imagine how it will taste with a few months. Yippi ki yay mother fucker.

This is a solid buy. If you miss out on this sale, I don’t know what to say other than you missed the boat. The supply of the bundles dedicated to this sale may be limited. I warned you.

August 22, 2026 Update: Look, I don’t know how Cigar Page comes up with an MSRP on an exclusive cigar. Maybe put numbers in a hat or throw a dart, but the end price point is all that matters. I don’t have a promo code, but you don’t need one unless you’re a cheapskate. And yes, I am a cheapskate. In fact, we are all cheapskates. But if you like the neighborhood of Casdagli Daughters of the Wind for a morning smoke (and who doesn’t?), the Black Swan is a homerun. If you buy a tenner, these sticks are only $7.72 each in Corona Gorda. $8.42 in the Toro. Sponsor Cigar Page has them.

RATING: 95

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