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Blind Review: Freud Superego Toro

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The newly formed Freud Cigar Company released their first cigar the Freud Super Ego Toro. For those who do not know, Austrian Dr. Sigmund Freud in his psychoanalytic theory devised three parts of the psyche: The Id, Ego, and Superego. The Superego being the moral learned consciousness between the Id and Ego. This toro pays homage to said part of the psyche.

Blend Specifics

  • Cigar Reviewed: Freud Superego Toro
  • Wrapper: Ecuadorian
  • Binder: Dominican
  • Filler: Dominican, Indonesian
  • Size: 6×52 (toro)

Appearance and Construction

This toro sports a tight pigtail cap with a silky wrapper. There are some notable veins along the sides and to the touch the foot has a soft spot as I squeeze it. Visually the cigar’s Colorado wrapper looks rustic however the feel is smoother than you would think. The foot is barnyard, black pepper, and cedar.

Taste and Smoking Characteristics

I make a straight cut clipping just a bit more than the pigtail off. I take a cold draw that gives me sweet and tangy along with distinct aged oak barrel. Using a long match, I toast the cigar and the first puff has vanilla, earth and leather drying out my mouth. There’s notes of fig and nuts with another draw and a salty finish. I take a retrohale where white pepper and celery seed meet with a waft of smoke exhaling through my nostril. The strength is medium in body and with another puff there is some minerality on the back end.

The ash is dark grey and is holding firm midway. With a slow draw cinnamon and milk chocolate come to the fore front and linger for a while. Cedar and nuts provide a pleasing mix to the smoke giving it a nice balance. The retrohale brings on vibrant notes of orange peel and lemon zest with a creamy texture rounding out the flavor profile. Another puff and cinnamon and cardamon are in the forefront with a bitter finish. The cigar continues to be in the medium profile and the ash has started to fall off.

There’s serious wood and earth dominating the last third with saltiness that lingers on my tongue. Leather returns much like the beginning of the cigar that is drying the sides of my mouth. The draw is splendid and is allowing me to get the most out the smoke. With a retrohale toast and nuts reveal themselves ending with spice which hits my nostrils on the way out. The cigar has burned rather fast, and I take a final draw that delivers a dry bitter finish.

Conclusion

This toro started off with sweetness that turned to leather and dried out my palate to start. While midway there were pleasant flavors of spice and cinnamon the finish was rather short throughout. The retrohale gave the most flavor with pepper and vibrate fruit notes. Finding out this was a Freud Superego I was glad I was able to try one and if you can handle the price point it would be worth it to check one out.

Final Rating: 89pts.

Freud Cigar Co. Launches Inaugural Blend in New York City

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On Thursday, April 28th, Agape Lifestyle Inc. launched Freud Cigar Co. and its debut blend, SuperEgo, at the world famous Carnegie Club in Midtown Manhattan. The company spared no expense, renting out Carnegie Club and providing a slew of special activations, all with a packed crowd full of aficionados of every kind. Amongst the din of chatter and background jazz music, one strikingly rare noise rises above: a live cigar rolling station featuring a torcedor from the famed Tabacalera William Ventura. On another side of the room, Wiber Ventura, the son of William Ventura and the head of Production for Freud Cigar Co, made his presence known by greeting every guest and explaining in detail the new product. 

Under the umbrella of Agape Lifestyle Inc., Freud Cigar Co. was founded by two industry giants, Luis Torres and David Stadnyk. Luis Torres spent over ten years as a senior executive with Davidoff of Geneva and was the CEO of the Casa de Montecristo retail chain. David Stadnyk is a philanthropist and also the founder of Agape Lifestyle inc. The company was inspired by Dr. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis and a cigar enthusiast.

Wiber Ventura of Tabacalera William Ventura

The party itself featured an open bar with high-end wine, spirits, cocktails, decadent hors d’oeuvres, a world-famous portrait photographer (The Collective You) specializing in sophisticated black and white portraits, and interactions with Freud Cigar Co. owners Luis Torres & David Stadnyk. The decadent party attracted cigar aficionados from various states outside of the Tri-State area, influencers, and industry ambassadors such as Henderson from Adventura Cigar, Miguel Montanez A.K.A Mike la Chaveta, Jimmy G from Black Lion Luxury Cigar, and more. 

With respect to the debut cigar itself, the SuperEgo comes wrapped in an Ecuadorian Corojo wrapper, Sumatra binder, and filler tobaccos from Dominican and Nicaraguan. It launched with four vitolas: Robusto Extra (5″x54), Toro (6″x52), Magnum (6″x60), and Lonsdale (6 1/2″x42). The majority of the attendees received the magnum size, while a few lucky aficionados experienced the SuperEgo in Lonsdale. 

 

The Freud SuperEgo is currently slated for blind review in the second half of 2022, so check back to see its official rating.

We congratulate Freud Cigar Co. on a successful launch, and thank them for bringing back the celebratory feeling which was so common at launch events of years past.

For more information about Freud Cigar Co. and their latest announcements, please visit their website. 

Agape Lifestyle Inc. Launches Freud Cigar Co.

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The new-to-market cigar brand unites the experience and talents of proven cigar industry luminaries.

Delray Beach, FL – Agape Lifestyle Inc., an emerging corporation specializing in luxury goods, specifically a portfolio of cigars and spirits, today announces the launch of Freud Cigar Co., a new-to-market luxury cigar house built by a group of the industry’s leading executives and master blenders. Taking inspiration from Dr. Sigmund Freud, one of the most prominent cigar enthusiasts and public intellectuals in world history, founders David Stadnyk and Luis Torres conceived of Freud Cigar Co. from a shared passion for premium tobacco and elevated experiences. The result is expert-crafted, innovative, small-batch blends, the first of which will be available in May.

Freud Cigar Co. launches with its debut collection, SuperEgo, blended by Wiber Ventura, blending prodigy and son of William Ventura, the renowned grandmaster blender and currently Freud’s Head of Production, Quality Control and Chief of Factory. The name SuperEgo is inspired by one of the three agents in Freud’s model for psychoanalytic theory, namely, the moral standards by which the ego operates. Crafted at the Dominican Republic’s industry-leading Tabacalera William Ventura, the debut SuperEgo Collection features a blend that is a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan filler, with a Sumatran binder and Ecuadorian wrapper that add to the complexity during the smoking experience. All tobacco has been aged for at least 3 and a half years or more. SuperEgo will launch in four sizes: Toro (6 x 52), Robusto Extra (5 x 54), Lonsdale (6.5 x 42) and Magnum (6 x 60). Cigars will be available for purchase nationally beginning in May, and will be distributed by Illusione Cigars out of Reno, Nevada, under the direction of Founder and industry icon Dion Giolito.

“I have been elated to blend and develop the SuperEgo collection for Freud Cigars,” says Wiber Ventura, Master Blender, Freud Cigar Co. “The opportunity to work with my peers across the industry on this bold new project has been an incredible experience, and I’m really looking forward to sharing what we’ve created with the cigar community.”

A seasoned luxury sales, retail and marketing executive with a decade of experience in the cigar space, Torres has led architecture, national operations, and growth strategy for some of the most prominent luxury cigar brands, spanning roles such as General Manager of Davidoff of Geneva’s US flagship store in New York, National Director of Retail for Davidoff of Geneva, and CEO of the largest luxury cigar retail chain, Casa de Montecristo. Torres brings a wealth of connections and knowledge that will support the future of the Freud brand, drawing upon additional sought-after talents in the industry who have experience crafting some of the world’s finest and rarest cigars.

“It has been an unbelievable journey to build this new and innovative brand with old friends and new friends, who are some of the most talented and respected leaders in the industry. I am thrilled for this first step, and for what is to come,” says Luis Torres, Co-Founder, Freud Cigar Co.

Under the umbrella of Agape Lifestyle Inc., Freud Cigar Co. has a strategic growth model with sales projections and product innovation into 2024 that will establish its status well beyond entry to the category and position it for sustained growth over the next 24 months.

The brand will expand with its next release to come later this year. For more information, please visit freudcigars.com.

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ABOUT FREUD CIGAR CO.

Owned by Agape Lifestyle Inc., Freud Cigar Co. was founded by Luis Torres and David Stadnyk, born from a shared passion for premium tobacco and elevated experiences. Uniting cigar industry talent, Freud Cigar Co. provides a rare opportunity for cigar industry luminaries to collaborate on their own collection for the luxury market. The result: innovative small-batch blends for discerning cigar consumers, rooted in the namesake of one of the most prominent cigars enthusiasts and public intellectuals of all time, Dr. Sigmund Freud. For more information, please visit freudcigars.com.

ABOUT AGAPE LIFESTYLE INC.

Agape Lifestyle Inc. is an emerging corporation with a growing collection of unique brands created for – and by – global tastemakers. Founded by leading financier and philanthropist David Stadnyk, Agape aims to serve as a global leader in luxury lifestyle products for discerning patrons. Curating products and experiences that are bold, sumptuous, and truly original, Agape Lifestyle Inc. launches its portfolio with the introduction of new-to-market luxury cigar house, Freud Cigar Co.