JC Newman

March 29, 2022

Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Maduro Corona Gorda (5 5/8 x 46)





Video review HERE.


(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com)

Back on January 4, 2022, Espinosa Cigars announced a collaboration brand with a famed restauranteur Guy Fieri called Knuckle Sandwich. Today more details had surfaced on the release.

Knuckle Sandwich is a lifestyle brand owned by Fieri, and for the past 18 months, he has worked with Erik Espinosa and Hector Alfonso Sr. on the blends. The result is two cigars: Knuckle Sandwich Habano and Knuckle Sandwich Maduro. Espinosa is producing the cigars out of AJ Fernandez’s factory. In addition, Espinosa Cigars will handle distribution.



The Natural and Maduro blends will be available in three sizes: Corona Gorda R, Robusto J, and Toro H – each available in 20-count boxes.

“Guy’s a cigar guy, loves to smoke, and is super excited about this project. Just last week, he took a break from shooting one of his television shows, to join me as I visited several cigar shops throughout South Florida. The reception to both Guy and the cigars were overwhelming. We are very excited with the level of enthusiasm Guy has brought to this project; and we are both looking forward to getting out there and promoting this brand. We truly believe that this will be one of the most highly anticipated releases of 2022,” commented Erik Espinosa in a press release.


Knuckle Sandwich Maduro

Wrapper: Dark Sumatra

Binder: Nicaraguan

Filler: Nicaragua

Country of Origin: Nicaragua

Factory: San Lotano


Corona Gorda R: 5 5/8 x 46 $11.95 SRP/Cigar, $239 SRP) REVIEWED TODAY

Robusto J: 5 x 52 ($12.95 SRP/Cigar, $259 SRP)

Toro H: 6 x 54 ($13.95 SRP/Cigar, $279 SRP)


The cigar is well made and dark. It has an average feel in the hand.



The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were citrus, citrus peel, brown sugar, dry nutmeg, leather, and black coffee. There was nice black pepper rated at 7 1/2 to 8. A nice start.



At the first third (20 minutes) the cigar is going along nicely. I still had citrus, light citrus peel, brown sugar, a little toffee, a little dry nutmeg, leather, and a somewhat earthy black coffee. The cigar is medium bodied leaning toward medium to full. The finish is citrus, light toffee, leather, and very good lingering black pepper. There are nice flavors in this cigar. I rated the first third 93.




Moving through the second third (39 minutes) the cigar increased in sweetness. Now I had light citrus, quite a bit of brown sugar and toffee, light nutmeg, light leather, and quite a bit of black coffee. The black pepper is still up at around 8. The cigar is now full bodied. The finish is toffee with a little leather with a lot of lingering black pepper. I thought the cigar improved so I raised the score to 94.




The cigar lasted 52 minutes. In the final third I had brown sugar, toffee, light leather, and very elevated black coffee. The black coffee greatly increased. The cigar is very full bodied. The finish is light toffee, a lot of leather, and very good lingering black pepper. The elevated black coffee gave the cigar a little hit. I lowered the score to 92. But, overall this is a good cigar and well worth trying.




Overall Score: 93

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