Casdagli Villa Pigasus

Product Summary

With its unique 5 × 54/58 Figurado silhouette, the Casdagli Villa Pigasus resembles a flying pig soaring over an ancient Egyptian house. Its Ecuadorian Espresso brown wrapper is glossy and reddish, encapsulating the rich soul of top-grade old leaves from Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Peru. It is the most historically compelling and luxurious pinnacle of the Villa Casdagli series. Holding one is the ultimate tribute to reliving the Cuban bespoke legend of the 1990s.

Main Specifications

• Dimensions: 5 × 54/58 (Figurado)

• Eggplant wrapper: Ecuadorian

• Eggplant liner: Ecuador

• Eggplant core: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru

Flavor characteristics

The top notes gently open with white pepper, maple syrup, and cedar, while the creamy floral and citrus freshness of the Ecuadorian wrapper is like a morning breeze blowing through an old house. In the middle notes, roasted almonds, leather, and cocoa powder gradually unfold, with black pepper, brown sugar, and honey intertwining in layers, blooming into a warm and approachable gradation. The base notes gently close with dark chocolate, oak, and slightly sweet vanilla, leaving a round and long finish, like the elegant arc left by a flying pig over a villa in Cairo.

Origin and wrapper information

Produced under the supervision of Jeremy Casdagli at the Tabacos de Costa Rica factory in Costa Rica, this cigar features a premium Ecuadorian wrapper, a rich, oily, and finely textured espresso, and undergoes a second fermentation process called "mejorado" for 2-4 months to lock in its rich flavor. Four of the four leaves are refined using this process, resulting in a Figurado cigar that gradually expands and contracts in size, its flavors unfolding precisely like the trajectory of a flying pig, revealing the family's enduring tribute to the Cuban bespoke tradition.

Reasons for recommendation

Halfwheel awarded it 89 points in 2021, praising its "precise burning like a ruler, unique and balanced flavor like a flying pig, and the lingering fusion of creamy pepper and maple syrup." Like the bass strings Jeremy Casdagli dedicated to his ancestors in his Cairo villa, this cigar opens with a morning prelude of white pepper and cedar, gradually building in the artistry of brown sugar and cocoa, and finally gently closing with the deep, gentle notes of oak and vanilla. Its overall character is full-bodied yet elegantly submissive—the sweet and spicy interplay of pepper and maple syrup, complemented by the rich texture of leather and oak and the delicate sweetness of honey, creates a flavor feast far exceeding its price range. It is not only the "crown jewel" of the Villa Casdagli series, but also the most luxurious and collectible bespoke replica in the Casdagli family—owning one means incorporating the purest lineage of the Cuban legend of the 1990s.