Man O' War

valkyrie

Strength: Medium-FullIn stock

About this cigar

Man O' War is an AJ Fernandez-made house produced in Nicaragua. Valkyrie uses a dark Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler, delivering a rich, medium-to-full-bodied smoke with earthy sweetness and spice.

Tasting notes

black peppercedarearthcreamdark chocolateespresso

Available sizes

3 options3 in stock
Selected size
Churchill
6.7" × 48 · Box of 20
In stock
$149.00$7.45 / cigarTax & shipping includedAdd

Pairs well with

bourbonaged rumespressoporterstout
At a glance
Made in
Nicaragua
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 · earth · cream
Tasting profile

How it tastes

Primary

black peppercedarearthcreamdark chocolateespresso

Secondary

leathercoffeesweet spicecedarmolasses

What each note tastes like

Sweetness5/5

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 · leather

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 & coffeedark chocolate · espresso · coffee

Roasted, faintly bitter sweetness that builds through the middle.

Sweetnessmolasses

Sugars from the wrapper and long-leaf filler; often on the lips.

Cream & buttercream

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

Blend & origin

How it is built

Made in
Nicaragua
Sizes (length × ring)
5.2–6.7" × 48–50
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Where it sits in the collection

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

Compare sizes

Every size side by side

SizeLength × ringPackPer cigarPricevs retail
Churchill6.7" × 48Box of 20$7.45$149
Robusto5.2" × 50Box of 20$7.45$149
Toro6.1" × 50Box of 20$7.75$155
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

Two to three weeks of rest after delivery lets the box settle back to your humidor before the first smoke.

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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