Located towards the middle of the floor and visited towards the middle of the trade show, Espinosa was a booth that we hit just at the right time. Guy Fieri was gone; he was there most of the day on Day 1. Most people had left the show floor for the day, and we were meeting with Jack Torano. The booth was crisp, red, white and black carpeting, giant logos and branding everywhere – this booth was one of the better ones we saw going into the trade show.
Most of the theme seemed to circle around Knuckle Sandwich but honestly why not? It has to be one of the hottest sellers for Espinosa right now and with Guy Fieri in your booth, you have to make that dude feel at home. Let us also not forget another huge branding push was on Warhead – perhaps the other biggest super-hot Espinosa brand right now. A Warhead display greets you when you enter, and the center of the booth features displays of the Espinosa core lines.
601 La Bomba Warhead 11
Another year, and another 601 La Bomba Warhead. I think the Warhead X last year was my favorite, something about it was perfect. But here we are with Warhead 11, it also isn’t the only Warhead being released this year. The Warhead 11 comes in a new style of packaging, designed by Erik Espinosa Jr., in what appears to be a metal bomb shaped canister. It also appears in a special perfect like figurado which should provide an interesting smoking experience. It will come in boxes of ten cigars.
- Wrapper: Nicaraguan Broadleaf
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Size: 6 3/4 x 54
- MSRP: $15 (Box / $150)
- Production: 4,000 Boxes
- Release Date: May 2025
601 La Bomba Warhead: Independance Day
This cigar was created as a way to say thank you to the retailers who purchased a certain number of Espinosa products from them at the show, and they would be giving it to them free of charge. It will be a tiered system in terms of the size of the allocation. It will have a unique blend but still fit in the 601 La Bomba Warhead collection. The Independance Day will also come in ten count boxes and is manufactured at the San Lotano Factory in Nicaragua.
- Wrapper: Ecuador (Maduro)
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Size: 6 1/2 x 55
- $18 (Box / $180)
- Production: 2,500 Boxes
- Release Date: May 2025
601 La Bomba Warhead 1 & 6 Re-Up
Jack told us that in addition to the first two, Espinosa would also be rereleasing their Warhead 1 and Warhead 6 as a “re-up” release. These will both feature the original blend that it was originally made in and will both come in the new metal bomb like canister the Warhead 11 debuted in. Both will come in boxes of ten cigars.
Warhead 1
- Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Size: 6 1/2 x 54
- MSRP: $15 (Box / $150)
- Production: 1,500 Boxes
- Release Date: May 2025
Warhead 6
- Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Size: 5 x 58
- $15 (Box / $150)
- Production: 1,500 Boxes
- Release Date: May 2025
Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special 2025
Once again, another annual release returns with the Knuckle Sandwich Chef Special. Espinosa says this is a more robust and fuller flavor cigar than they have released in years past. It will come in boxes of ten cigars. The cigars are defined by their emerald green foot ribbons that match the box.
- Wrapper: Brazilian Mata Fina
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Size: 6 x 55
- MSRP: $18 (Box / $180)
- Production: 2,000 Boxes
- Release Date: April/May 2025
Knuckle Sandwich Puro Nicaragua
This is a new core line addition to the Knuckle Sandwich – Knuckle Sandwich Puro Nicaragua and as the name suggests, it is a Nicaraguan puro. The cigar is a new kind of offering from Espinosa and now the Knuckle Sandwich core line up consists of Connecticut, Habano, Maduro and now Puro. These feature red and bight silver bands with silver foot ribbons to really pop on the shelf. These will come in boxes of ten.
- Wrapper: Nicaragua
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Sizes: Robusto (5 x 52), Toro (6 x 54) Gordo (6 x 60)
- MSRP: $13.50 – $14.99
- Production: Regular Production
- Release Date: April/May 2025
Check out our interview with Jack Torano below:
