I actually contacted Nat Sherman just now and they said they did indeed just change the name, that the cigars are otherwise the same. I couldn’t argue that, but none of the Point Fives I previously bought were characterless until halfway through. I wouldn’t have continued to purchase them. Maybe the one I smoked was just not constructed well.
At least I can say CI didn’t just give me the switcharoo as I thought. And the Honduran version is as you showed and supposedly the same as it was.
Their customer service was still quite lacking though, and I see no reason to do further business with them because of that, which is a shame for me as I can’t seem to find a reasonable cost vendor that has the bulk of the cigars I frequently buy and in 5ers as well. Guess I’ll just keep looking.