The Caldwell Long Live The Queen Queen's Sword is an elegant 7" x 38 Lancero that showcases the refinement of the new Long Live The Queen line. Introduced as a companion blend to Long Live The King rather than a variation of it, the Queen's Sword features a distinctive Cameroon-wrapper recipe that emphasizes complexity, sweetness, and finesse over raw power. [smokingpipes.com], [caldwellcigars.com]
Specifications
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Vitola: Queen's Sword
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Size: 7" x 38
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Shape: Lancero
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Box Count: 10 Cigars
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Wrapper: Cameroon
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Binder: Indonesian Sumatra
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Fillers: Dominican Republic and Nicaragua
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Strength: Medium to Medium-Full
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Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
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Handmade [smokingpipes.com], [cigarsdirect.com], [famous-smoke.com]
Blend Overview
Long Live The Queen is built around a rare Cameroon wrapper, supported by an Indonesian binder and carefully balanced Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers. The blend was designed to be sophisticated, rich, and nuanced, offering a different personality from the bolder Corojo-driven Long Live The King series. [caldwellcigars.com], [dreamingpipes.com]
Flavor Profile
The Queen's Sword delivers a refined mix of:
- Almond
- Caramel
- Coffee
- Leather
- Sweet earth
- Milk chocolate
- White pepper
- Creamy sweetness
- Crème brûlée-like sugar notes
The slim Lancero format puts the Cameroon wrapper front and center, allowing its unique sweet-spicy character to dominate the smoking experience. [caldwellcigars.com], [famous-smoke.com], [dreamingpipes.com]
Smoking Experience
The 38-ring gauge creates a highly focused and flavorful smoke:
- Excellent flavor concentration
- Elegant, slow-burning profile
- Complex transitions from spice to creaminess
- Refined medium-bodied strength
- Approximately 75-90 minutes of smoking time
Many enthusiasts consider the Lancero format the ideal way to experience Cameroon tobacco because the wrapper contributes a larger percentage of the overall flavor profile. [dreamingpipes.com], [famous-smoke.com]
Construction
The Queen's Sword is known for:
- Excellent craftsmanship
- Even burn
- Precise draw
- Thin, elegant Lancero presentation
- Consistent flavor throughout the smoke
The combination of premium tobaccos and slender dimensions rewards a slow, deliberate smoking pace. [smokingpipes.com], [cigarsdirect.com]
Ideal Pairings
- Espresso or cappuccino
- Aged rum
- Speyside Scotch
- Cognac
- Creamy bourbon
These pairings complement the cigar's caramel, coffee, chocolate, and spice notes. [caldwellcigars.com], [famous-smoke.com]
Overall
The Caldwell Long Live The Queen Queen's Sword Lancero 38 x 7 is a sophisticated, medium-bodied cigar that highlights the rare beauty of a Cameroon wrapper. Expect layers of almond, caramel, coffee, milk chocolate, leather, white pepper, and creamy sweetness delivered through an elegant Lancero format. For smokers who appreciate complexity, balance, and wrapper-driven flavor, the Queen's Sword is widely regarded as one of the standout vitolas in the Long Live The Queen lineup.
