The HVC Black Friday 2023 had an average flavor profile throughout, focused around the earth, black pepper and toasted cedar. Not a very exciting profile, and it was quite bold with a decent level of strength. Not really a cigar I'd see myself coming back to, but for those that like a bold profile, this smoked slow and gave a good smoking time, so there may be some value there.
The HVC Black Friday 2021 started well, with a nice combination of flavors, but the second third dropped down as some components left the profile and maintained this level the rest of the way. I really liked how the cigar started, but it just couldn't maintain the mix of flavors. The cigar also finished out with a bit of a strength punch. The price point is attractive, but it just isn't a cigar that I'd see myself coming back to that often.
The HVC Black Friday Firecracker packed a significant amount of flavor complexity, given the small size that it had to work with. It was also easily the strongest HVC that I've ever smoked, and even though I'm very used to smoking cigars at the full end of the spectrum, the HVC hit me solidly with strength at a few points.
United Cigars is releasing a second Limited Release Firecracker with HVC Cigars called the HVC Black Friday Firecracker, uniting the success of the HVC Black Friday released in 2015.