Casdagli's Napoleonic Series Drafts Two More Generals

Casdagli is loading its Brothers of the Sabre series with a fifth and sixth blend for InterTabac, and the casting remains delightfully obscure. Custodian honors Sir Hudson Lowe, the British officer who governed Saint Helena and watched over Napoleon's final years of exile. Flamboyant goes to Joachim Murat, Napoleon's most flamboyant cavalry commander, who improbably ended up King of Naples. Both come as a 6 x 49 piramide at $24 and a 6 x 52 toro at $20, made at the Kelner Boutique Factory in the Dominican Republic with an Ecuador wrapper and a filler mix that includes Zimbabwe leaf, a rare sight in modern blends. The series promises eight generals over four years, with the final pair due in 2028. Whether a cigar themed around a jailer moves units is debatable, but as long-form brand storytelling it beats another numbered anniversary band.