Some people call Ezra Zion the "Willy Wonka of cigars." Fair enough — but Wonka never had to ferment and age tobacco for twelve years. Ezra's spent the last decade-plus turning tobacco into chocolate, and Chocolate Crispy Bar might be the most literal execution of that mission yet.
This is a brand-new blend and, in short — it tastes like a Crunch bar. Ezra pulled from their reserve of the deepest, most chocolate-forward tobaccos in the vault, ran them through a proprietary fermentation process, and dialed the sweetness all the way up. The result is unapologetically dessert-forward, and best described as pure indulgence.
Chocolate Crispy Bar is a 5.75 × 50 toro, full-bodied with medium strength. The wrapper is a specially fermented 11-year-aged San Andrés Maduro leaf. Binder and filler blends stay proprietary — but every tobacco in the recipe is aged between 5 and 12 years.
Blend Information
- Wrapper: 11-year-aged San Andrés Maduro (specially fermented)
- Binder: Closely guarded secret
- Filler: Closely guarded secret
- Vitola: Toro (5.75 × 50)
- Body: Full
- Strength: Medium
- Aging: All tobaccos aged 5–12 years
Tasting Journey
First Light: Opens with a burst of dark chocolate, rice crisps, cocoa nibs, and heavy cream. Cake frosting fills the mid-palate, balanced by black pepper and white oak. The finish carries caramelized sugar and vanilla bean and lingers long between draws. The retrohale delivers a warming cinnamon burn.
Second Third: The profile deepens into milk chocolate, caramel, amaretto, and graham cracker territory. Chocolate frosting sweetness settles on the tongue and sticks around.
Halfway: The aged tobaccos show their work. Brown sugar, molasses, and butter step forward, joined by aged leather and black tea. Nutmeg and clove bring subtle spice underneath the sweetness.
Final Third: Layer upon layer of dark, rich chocolate — plus cashew, marshmallow, nougat, and whiskey. Depth and sweetness continue building all the way to the nub. This is where the 12 years of aging pays off in full.
PREORDER: Reserve yours now. Shipping and pickup once the release lands.
