The Crowned Heads Buckeye Land is more straight forward in flavors (chocolate, black pepper, soil/dirt) but the number of flavors is not indicative of a bad cigar. Quite the contrary, it is a straight forward approach to a great tasting cigar. Between this cigar and the Court Reserve XVIII Robusto, it's safe to say Crowned Heads got Mexican San Andres on lock down this year.
The Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Robusto is a proper Mexican San Andres. This wrapper has a tendency to be too earth dominant for me. But Crowned Heads did a great job of tapering the earth with some tasty notes of cherry cordials and creamy bread. That and the evolving spice led to an experience that was enjoyable from first draw to the last.
Crowned Heads announces "Juarez," a cigar inspired by 'Jericho Hill' and made exclusively for Thompson Cigar Co. Like 'Jericho,' 'Juarez' features a dark Mexican (San Andres} wrapper, but the blend departs from there, as the binder is Ecuadorian (Sumatra) and the filler tobaccos are a mix of tobaccos from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
It is with this inspiration that Crowned Heads announces, "Headley Grange Black Lab LE 2018.'' Black Lab utilizes the original Headley Grange blend, and is finished with a dark Connecticut (Habano) maduro wrapper. The cigar is box-pressed, and for the first time on any Crowned Heads cigar, features a closed-foot, which highlights the initial flavor of the sumptuous Connecticut Habano flavor upon the initial ignition.
Manufactured at La Gran Fabrica Drew Estate in Esteli, Nicaragua and blended by renowned Master Blender, Willy Herrera, "Buckeye Land" is a 6 x 48 parejo cigar. The blend features a Connecticut Broadleaf binder, Nicaraguan and Pennsylvanian (broadleaf) fillers, and is finished with a Mexican San Andres wrapper.
Crowned Heads is very proud to announce "Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII." CHC Reserve was crafted specifically with a spirit of gratitude and humility towards those and for those that have supported Crowned Heads over the years. To create this project, we went back to where it all began for us, i.e., Tabacalera La Alianza, S.A., and consulted with cigar industry icon, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo.
The Crowned Heads Four Kicks Maduro is balanced, nuanced and delivers very consistent flavors from light to nub. This is one that will be on my shopping list in the near future.
A delicious medium bodied cigar that leaves a very creamy toasted caramel flavor on your palate. The cigar becomes milder with every inch and burns perfectly under its EPC construction. The Sumatra wrapper has a very natural and oily sheen much like the leather on a baseball glove and has a triple cap. Cuban size, Dominican Quality, and the incredible flavor of Nicaraguan tobaccos.
Las Calaveras EL 2018 is manufactured at My Father Cigars, S.A., in Esteli, Nicaragua, and total production will be limited to 1,700 (24-count) boxes of each of the three vitolas, along with 3,000 samplers. Shipping will begin June 2018.
