Henry Clay

War Hawk

Strength: Medium-FullIn stock

About this cigar

Henry Clay is a historic cigar house in the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio. Made in Honduras, War Hawk pairs a light Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade wrapper with an American Broadleaf binder and Honduran fillers, producing a creamy but pepper-forward, medium-to-full-bodied smoke.

Tasting notes

black peppercedarcreamearth

Available sizes

3 options3 in stock
Selected size
Corona
5" × 44 · Box of 25
In stock
$174.00$6.96 / cigarTax & shipping includedAdd

Pairs well with

bourbonaged rumespressoamber ale
At a glance
Made in
Honduras
Strength
Medium-Full
Sizes
3 available
In plain English

What to expect

Smoothness
Balanced
Strength
Medium-Full

Richer and more assertive, but still approachable.

Flavour
black pepper · cedar · cream · earth
Tasting profile

How it tastes

Primary

black peppercedarcreamearth

Secondary

roasted nutscoffeesweet spice

What each note tastes like

Sweetness3/5

Cocoa, dried fruit, molasses

Spice5/5

Pepper and warmth on the finish

Creaminess2/5

Soft, smooth, milky texture

Earthiness5/5

Soil, leather, forest floor

Wood4/5

Cedar, oak, toasted timber

Read from this cigar's own tasting notes, strength and wrapper — not a published score.

Earth & leatherearth

Dry, savoury depth — the backbone most aged tobacco is built on.

Wood & cedarcedar

Clean, resinous notes that come forward as the cigar warms up.

Pepper & spiceblack pepper · sweet spice

The tingle on the retrohale; usually strongest in the first third.

Cocoa & coffeeroasted nuts · coffee

Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.

Cream & buttercream

The soft, rounded texture that keeps a smoke easy on the palate.

Blend & origin

How it is built

Made in
Honduras
Sizes (length × ring)
5–6" × 44–54
Explore this blend

Where it sits in the collection

made in Honduras · medium-full in strength · pairs with bourbon, aged rum, espresso

Compare sizes

Every size side by side

SizeLength × ringPackPer cigarPricevs retail
Corona5" × 44Box of 25$6.96$174
Robusto5" × 54Box of 25$7.60$190
Toro6" × 50Box of 25$8.04$201
Aging & storage · Guidance

How to keep it

General humidor guidance for this cigar, based on its wrapper, strength, ring gauge and packaging.

Storage

Hold the box at 65–70% relative humidity at 65–70°F (18–21°C). Steady humidity matters far more than the exact number — swings are what crack wrappers.

Rest after delivery

Thicker ring gauges hold shipping moisture longest — give these boxes three to four weeks in the humidor before the first one.

Aging window

Full-bodied blends reward patience: a year or two of quiet aging typically trades raw power for depth.

In the box

Age them in their own box where possible — the cedar keeps the cigars marrying together instead of taking on the flavour of everything else in the humidor.

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