We are excited to announce that the highly anticipated Upper Realm is now available! This is a one-time 250-cabinet release of 200 cigars. Please review the information below for the story of Upper Realm.
Today Warped unveils a thrillingly rare new addition to the company’s portfolio of Exclusively Different cigars: Upper Realm. Crafted from pure, 100% Aganorsa tobacco and crafted in Esteli, Nicaragua, Upper Realm delivers a powerful, primal taste of Nicaragua in every 5 x 48 vitola. The inaugural release features just 250 cabinets of 200 cigars, with each cabinet and cigar hand-packed and individually labeled at Warped’s headquarters in South Florida.
“I wanted to blend something different for Warped,” said Kyle Gellis, the company’s founder and head of innovation. “Everything about Upper Realm’s creation has been different – from tobacco sourcing and choice to packaging format. During the blending process, I remember thinking to myself, ‘We’re really reaching for a new and higher realm here,’ and the name Upper Realm was born.”
This exclusive medium-to-full-bodied vitola is spice-driven, with a sweet core and earth undertones – a bold expression of Nicaraguan force. The filler features 50% Esteli Criollo ’98, 40% Jalapa Corojo ’99, and 10% Condega Corojo ’99 with an Esteli Corojo 2012 binder.
“This is the first time we are using so much Esteli and Criollo material, and it celebrates the essential raw power of Nicaragua and the Esteli region,” said Gellis. “The blend is deliberately transitional and clearly showcases each individual region. Upper Realm compels insightful exploration of Nicaragua, and the rich complexity of its tobacco growing regions.”
Jake Edens (verified owner) –
This little power house offers wonderful sweetness and baking spice flavors and is the perfect size for a morning or after dinner smoke.
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Alexander S (verified owner) –
5 Dec 2022: This vitola is full body plus that has a strong spice driven tasting notes right at the start of the cigar. It has a slight sweet and earth undertones throughout the cigar. It is too full body for my wheelhouse but the construction was great and no flaky ash to dirty your pants.
15 July 2023 Update: I purchased this cigar again based on Lucas suggestion and he was right. The Upper Realm is considerably better with age. This reaffirms Aganorsa tobacco ages very well. I was really surprised by the improvement. When I first smoked it, it started off when fresh cracked black pepper and spice and on this second time around, I got sweet tobacco taste. Massive improvement over 6 months. I updated the my star rating to 4. It should really be 4.5.
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