Trinidad Corcel Year of The Horse 2026 Cigar Tasting

Habanos’s latest cigar release is the Trinidad Corcel Year of the Horse 2026 cigar. This is the latest Zodiac cigar for the company, marking the 6th consecutive year for this series.

Previous Zodiac series releases and sizes are as follows.

• 2020 Year of the Rat, Romeo y Julieta Maravillas 8, 155mm long with a 55 ring gauge.
• 2021 Year of the Ox, Hoyo de Monterrey Primaveras, 167mm long with a 48 ring gauge.
• 2022 Year of the Tiger, H. Upmann Magnum 52, 148mm long with a 52 ring gauge.
• 2023 Year of the Rabbit, Cohiba Siglo de Oro, 115mm long with a 54 ring gauge.
• 2024 Year of the Dragon, Montecristo Brillantes, 128mm long with a 53 ring gauge.
• 2025 Year of the Snake, Partagás Cedros, 135mm long with a 50 ring gauge.

In our latest video we do a tasting session on the Trinidad Corcel to see what this cigar is all about.

The Corcel is 135mm long with a 54 ring gauge making it similar to the Quai d’Orsay No. 54, although the Trinidad comes with its trademark pigtail cap.

This cigar was launched late last month in Hong Kong, and I attended the event where I received the cigars. Similar to previous Zodiac series releases, the Trinidad Corcel comes with a foot band to denote its zodiac series position, which makes it immediately identifiable as part of the run.

While the series changes brand names year to year, the underlying idea stays the same, a Chinese New Year themed release, launched first through the Asia Pacific market and positioned as a collectible cigar with a clear visual identity. The Corcel fits that pattern, and the Trinidad name also makes it one of the more anticipated entries because the brand’s modern production tends to lean into a cleaner, more polished presentation style for special releases.

In the video, the early part of the cigar shows a firm draw that sits slightly beyond what I would normally call ideal, while the burn line and ash performance are strong from the outset. As the session progresses, the draw becomes more comfortable, and the cigar settles into a more consistent rhythm.

Although a full review is yet to be completed on this cigar, first impressions suggest that the Trinidad Corcel may need a few months to settle down before it can be properly enjoyed.

Check out the video on YouTube to see how the cigar performed.