Stolen Throne Yorktown Fleet – Torpedo (Box Press) (6 x 50)
The Particulars
| wdt_created_by | cigarkey | brand | cigarname | vitola | strength | wrapper | binder | filler | infused | sweettip | origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcclossm | Stolen Throne Yorktown Fleet - Torpedo (Box Press) (6 x 50) | Stolen Throne | Yorktown Fleet | Box Pressed Torpedo - 6.00" x 50 | Medium - Full | Ecuadorian Sumatra, Maduro | Nicaragua | Nicaragua | No | No | Rojas Cigar Factory, Nicaragua |
| COMPANY / BRAND: | Stolen Throne |
| CIGAR: | Yorktown Fleet |
| VITOLA: | Box Pressed Torpedo - 6.00" x 50 |
| STRENGTH: | Medium - Full |
| WRAPPER: | Ecuadorian Sumatra, Maduro |
| BINDER: | Nicaragua |
| FILLER: | Nicaragua |
| INFUSED: | No |
| SWEET TIP: | No |
| ORIGIN: | Rojas Cigar Factory, Nicaragua |
Prolegomenon and Other Random Thoughts
If you’re wondering why a boutique cigar brand out of Virginia is naming a stick after a fleet of ships, grab a seat, because we’re doing a quick history lesson. The Yorktown Fleet gets its name from Yorktown, VA, which happens to be the home base for the folks at Stolen Throne. This isn’t just some random marketing gimmick; it’s a tribute to a massive legacy of maritime power rooted in the age of sail. Because it was commandingly positioned on the Chesapeake Bay, Yorktown was a critical deep-water port. That geographic flex proved absolutely decisive during the American Revolution when a French naval blockade cut off British escape routes, directly enabling the historic siege and surrender. Decades later during the Civil War, those same waterways hosted intense naval maneuvering as transport fleets provided the logistical support needed to shatter fortified positions. By the twentieth century, Yorktown had transitioned from a tactical battleground into the world’s largest ordnance depot, supporting global conflicts and early aircraft carrier testing. Today, it still maintains its badass legacy as a major weapons station and global logistics hub. Naturally, Stolen Throne decided to roll all of that history up into a cigar.
But it wasn’t a hard-on for nautical history that brought the Yorktown Fleet to my attention. I have to thank the boys at LA Cigar Collective for including it in their monthly Collective Pack, which introduced me to the cigar.
| Journaling Date | Cigar | Appearance | Draw | Burn | Flavors | Overall Experience | Burnable? | Base Rating | Final Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | Stolen Throne Yorktown Fleet - Torpedo (Box Press) (6 x 50) | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 4.75 | 9.67 | |
| 2026-07-20 | Stolen Throne Yorktown Fleet - Torpedo (Box Press) (6 x 50) | Good | Good | Great | Excellent | Excellent | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 5.00 | 10.00 |
The Review
This review for the Stolen Throne Yorktown Fleet - Torpedo (Box Press) (6 x 50) is based on the journal entry dated 2026-05-22
Appearance & Construction (0-3): Good (3)
This is an eye-catching cigar, from the soft box press on the torpedo roll, to the velvety soft Maduro Sumatra-seed wrapper. Even the Revolutionary War-era sailing ship on the label is different and totally eye-catching. But did I mention this yellowish, medium-brown Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper is ridiculously soft? It’s so saawwwft and smooth, like buttah! There’s a little tooth but no real oil here, just a light sheen from the press smoothing out some of the texture. It’s hard to tell if the wrapper is a higher priming with some extra age, or if the pressing process just gives the leaf a worn look. The seams are tight save for one spot of edge lift, and the foot is barely semi-closed. The wrapper just curves around the edge without really covering most of the foot. Maybe it was a fully closed foot and the wrapper broke off in transit. But man, it’s so soft… 🥺
Draw (0-3) & Burn (0-4): Good (3) / Good (3)
The draw is spot-on with my punch and the burn starts cleanly. Fair winds and following seas, as they say! The ash is a light-to-medium gray, with medium spacing between the striations. Interestingly, the cracks are tight on the top and wider on the bottom. There are a lot of oil crystals embedded in the ash in a few places as well. The burn line is fairly even with only a tiny bit of a wave. Smooth sailing today, cap’n! The ash holds on into the second third before abruptly collapsing on its own like a drunk shipmate.
Flavor Profile (0-5): Excellent (5)
Baking spice and cocoa hit immediately. Then I get a light citrusy sweetness and… salty? I honestly didn’t expect the salty and sweet combo, but this leaves a very salty state on the lips and tongue. As I get more sourdough-like breadiness, this quickly turns into a Philly-style soft pretzel—the type with the massive kosher salt crystals on them. I reach for my Monster Zero, which I hadn’t drank from yet, to splash my mouth with the citrus and bubbles to give my palate a reset. Sure enough, next puff: salt again. And that’s not a bad thing; it’s just surprising to get a salt flavor that strong from a cigar, as it doesn’t happen often. While there’s a citrusy component, I’m also getting a mild cherry-like sweetness in the mix. The baking spice is a slight nutmeg and cinnamon that’s fiercely competing with a mild black pepper. All of this is dancing around a base of cedar, espresso, cashews, and earth with a creamy finish. Yeah, the complexity is on 🔥 today, matey.
The second third starts to ramp up the black pepper, but it’s still very creamy and the overall smoothness hasn’t taken a hit at all. The baking cocoa has changed to malt powder, while still hitting those pretzel notes. There is really just a ton of flavor on this blend playing very nicely together, even if it sounds on paper like it shouldn’t. It’s sweet, but salty. Dry, but creamy. Peppery, but smooth. Espresso occasionally raises its head to remind you that it’s there, but cashew, cedar, and earth are still the firm base. At the midway point, the chocolate keeps fluctuating perfectly between baking cocoa and malt powder.
The final third starts with another brief increase in pepper, but overall there are no massive changes to the blend. Just a lot of the same beautiful back-and-forth as the second third with some of the flavors. The sweetness alternates between citrus and cherry, sometimes bringing both. Chocolate shifts between cocoa or malt. The spice is defined by either strong pepper or strong cinnamon. But the nutmeg, earth, cedar, cashew, and espresso are always present. At the very end, one last blast of black pepper shot across the bow to go out on a high note. Overall, a fine crewmate. Yargh… 😂
Overall Experience (0-5): Excellent (5)
A really fantastic blend. It’s medium-bodied, highly flavorful, complex, and absolutely loaded with nuance and balance. This is one that you definitely won’t force to walk the plank. You might even want to sign up for the long tour and just grab a box. Definitely a blend I plan to revisit sooner rather than later, because this is just a fucking delightful smoke. Oh, and before I forget… Seaman on the poop deck! Giggity. 😂
Base Rating (0-5)
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Final Score (0-10)9.67 |
Is it Burnable?
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Overall Score and Individual Journal Entries
While the review is based off one instance of journaling this cigar; there’s a number of reasons you can have different experiences smoking the same cigar multiple times. A blend can evolve with age (for better or worse), palates evolves, preferences change, and sometimes you just get a bad example! This section captures the ratings from each journal entry and the related journal photo. Below you’ll find an aggregate score based on every time the cigar has been journaled. Unless it was a gift or on-off smoke, this section will be updated every time I journal this cigar!
| Times Journaled | Base Rating | Burnable? | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4.88 | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 9.84 |
| Journaling Date | Cigar | Appearance | Draw | Burn | Flavors | Overall Experience | Burnable? | Base Rating | Final Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | Stolen Throne Yorktown Fleet - Torpedo (Box Press) (6 x 50) | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 4.75 | 9.67 | |
| 2026-07-20 | Stolen Throne Yorktown Fleet - Torpedo (Box Press) (6 x 50) | Good | Good | Great | Excellent | Excellent | Without a doubt (box worthy) | 5.00 | 10.00 |
Journaling Photos
The Flavor Wheel
| Category | Strength |
|---|---|
| Baking Spice | 2.50 |
| Pepper | 2.00 |
| Coffee / Espresso | 1.50 |
| Anise / Licorice | 0.00 |
| Sweet | 2.00 |
| Chocolate | 3.00 |
| Bready / Toasty | 3.00 |
| Woody / Charred | 2.00 |
| Grass / Hay | 0.50 |
| Earth | 2.00 |
| Leather | 0.50 |
| Floral / Aromatic | 0.00 |
| Fruity | 1.50 |
| Nutty | 2.00 |
| Salty / Mineral | 2.50 |
| Creamy | 3.00 |
| Musty / Barnyard | 1.00 |
| Bitter | 0.00 |
| Smooth | 3.00 |
| Harsh | 0.50 |
With every cigar I journal, I capture simple ratings of the basic flavor categories that I experience. These are more generalized than what you would see in a review, but a distinct profile can still be built out. When multiple instances of the same cigar have been journaled, the scores are averaged out in an attempt to build a reliable flavor profile based on my palate.
The values entered for the strength of each flavor range from 0 to 3.
- 0: No flavor detected
- 1: Mild flavor
- 2: Medium flavor
- 3: Strong flavor
Note: desktop / large screens will see a flavor wheel while mobile / small screens will see a bar chart.
With every cigar I journal, I capture simple ratings of the basic flavor categories that I experience. These are more generalized than what you would see in a review, but a distinct profile can still be built out. When multiple instances of the same cigar have been journaled, the scores are averaged out in an attempt to build a reliable flavor profile based on my palate.
The values entered for the strength of each flavor range from 0 to 3.
- 0: No flavor detected
- 1: Mild flavor
- 2: Medium flavor
- 3: Strong flavor
Note: desktop / large screens will see a flavor wheel while mobile / small screens will see a bar chart.
| Category | Strength |
|---|---|
| Baking Spice | 2.50 |
| Pepper | 2.00 |
| Coffee / Espresso | 1.50 |
| Anise / Licorice | 0.00 |
| Sweet | 2.00 |
| Chocolate | 3.00 |
| Bready / Toasty | 3.00 |
| Woody / Charred | 2.00 |
| Grass / Hay | 0.50 |
| Earth | 2.00 |
| Leather | 0.50 |
| Floral / Aromatic | 0.00 |
| Fruity | 1.50 |
| Nutty | 2.00 |
| Salty / Mineral | 2.50 |
| Creamy | 3.00 |
| Musty / Barnyard | 1.00 |
| Bitter | 0.00 |
| Smooth | 3.00 |
| Harsh | 0.50 |
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