IPCPR 2016: Crowned Heads
Normally Crowned Heads releases one new regular production line at the trade show, this year, there is two. Only one is not entirely new. Last year, the company attempted to quietly ship a handful of retailers a box each of its upcoming Las Mareas line. It followed this up with another soft launch, this time a lot more retailers but only two of the four sizes. While the day has come, all four sizes of Las Mareas, along with another new line, are on their way to stores.
The Crowned Heads booth looks quite familiar. There’s still a truck pack trunk case—full of samples and on wheels in case you wanted to do some voluntary rearranging—along with furniture from the company’s Nashville office and a large picture of the man in black.
The company is phasing out individual samplers for its Nicaraguan lines.
La Cosa Nica Selección contains six cigars, one each of: Jericho Hill OBS (4 3/4 x 52), Jericho Hill LBV (6 1/2 x 46), La Imperiosa Magicos (4 1/2 x 52), La Imperiosa Double Robusto (6 3/8 x 50), Las Mareas Olas (6 1/8 x 46) and Las Mareas Tuberia (4 1/2 x 48).
Launch Date: Shipping Now
Production: Regular Production
The new line gets it’s official full release. The Nicaraguan puro from the Garcías was allegedly made to taste like a Cuban cigar, and I happen to agree.
- Wrapper: Nicaragua
- Binder: Nicaragua
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Las Mareas Tuberia (4 1/2 x 48) — $8.25 (Boxes of 20, $165)
- Las Mareas Rebeldes (5 1/2 x 52) — $9.75 (Boxes of 20, $195)
- Las Mareas Ciclopes (6 x 54) — $10.50 (Boxes of 20, $210)
- Las Mareas Olas (6 1/8 x 46) — $9 (Boxes of 20, $180)
Launch Date: Shipping Now
Production: Regular Production
In a city full of celebrity chefs, Crowned Heads has a line named after one of the originals. As for the cigar, it’s a broadleaf offering out of Tabacalera La Alianza, the first new regular production line the company has done out of that factory since J.D. Howard Reserve
- Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
- Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra
- Filler: Nicaragua
- Le Carême Cosacos (5 4/8 x 42) — $6.95 (Boxes of 24, $166.80)
- Le Carême Hermoso No. 1 (6 1/2 x 48) — $8.75 (Boxes of 24, $210)
- Le Carême Robusto (5 x 50) — $8.25 (Boxes of 24, $198)
- Le Carême Canonazo (5 7/8 x 52) — $8.95 (Boxes of 24, $214.80)
Launch Date: Shipping Now
Production: Regular Production
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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