Stolen Throne's Castle 919 honors Lee Marsh's grandfather who passed away 10 years ago. The castle represents Essex in a play on words (a part of Baltimore from Lee's childhood) and 919 refers to his address in that neighborhood. Castle 919 is crafted at the Rojas Cigar Factory in Nicaragua and debuted in 2025 with two sizes, Robusto and Belicoso.
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Claro
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan, Peruvian
Vitola: Belicoso (5 x 54)
Strength: Medium
Purchase Link: Stolen Throne Castle 919
CASTLE 919 REVIEW – DOM
Summary: Dank chocolate makes me check the ring gauge because this cigar tastes like it’s from the 60’s. A quick inch down, and all that’s left is hay and a peep of maraschino cherry.
Where this cigar misses with flavor, it hits with some hidden strength. A little bit of raw nut acridity makes me double down on my ring gauge joke—this cigar tastes old.
I’m breaking out the rare “final third” category because some salinity brought this cigar to a savory sweet spot. It took a while to get good, but I’m left wanting to smoke another to see if I can get more of that conclusion.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Sprinkling salt on your dessert
Pairing Suggestion: Coffee
Perceived Strength: Medium
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: Single
CASTLE 919 REVIEW – RICH
Summary: This cigar brought notes of peanut, pepper, cedar, toast, brown sugar, and then a prevailing mushroom flavor.
The draw was a touch snug - I could have cut deeper to open it up more, but I enjoyed it on the snugger side for this smoke. It burned perfectly.
If You Like That, You Might Like This: Sauteed mushrooms
Pairing Suggestion: Coffee
Perceived Strength: Medium
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: 5-pack
CASTLE 919 REVIEW – BEN
Summary: Although it unravels an inch in, the wheat bread, toffee candy, and cardomon gives me a nice smoky and intense flavor combination. The retro hale is warm with black pepper and creamy finish. There’s a little grit at the end but I kinda like it!
If You Like That, You Might Like This: The unexpected
Pairing Suggestion: Vietnamese coffee
Perceived Strength: Mild+
Purchase Recommendation to a Friend: 5-pack
Participants in this blind review were completely unaware of the cigar they were evaluating until all submissions were received and processed. Each participant was asked to answer a summary paragraph, an if/than statement, a pairing suggestion, and a purchase suggestion. Cigars were provided by Small Batch with only the expectations of candid responses. All pictures, information, and formatting were completed by a Coordinator outside of the reviewing process.
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