Crowned Heads Releasing Blood Medicine Limited Edition 2024 Later This Month

Two years ago, Crowned Heads brought back Blood Medicine, its event-only cigar that was once known as “Snake Oil.”  This year, for the first time ever, there will be a version of Blood Medicine that will be sold outside of events.

Later this month, the company will release Blood Medicine Limited Edition 2024, a 6 x 52 toro that uses an Ecuadorian habano wrapper over an Ecuadorian Connecticut binder and fillers from Nicaragua. This is at least the third different size of Blood Medicine, which debuted in a 5 1/2 x 48 corona size and was released in 2022 as a 5 x 50 robusto.

This version of Blood Medicine is made at Eradio Pichardo’s TacaNicsa factory; Pichardo made the 2022 version, though the original cigar was made at My Father Cigars S.A.

Production is limited to 1,500 boxes of 12 cigars. The MSRP is set at $11.95 per cigar.

In 2022, Crowned Heads explained the choice of the name:

‘Blood Medicine’ takes its name from a three-story building located on the corner of Broadway and 4th Avenue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. That building was originally built as a three-floor pharmacy in 1872 before being converted into a hotel in 1892. The hotel operated until the 1980’s, and in 1988 the building would be purchased and re-opened as Merchants Restaurant. Nashville’s music scene would attract some legendary musicians to stay at The Merchants Hotel over the years, including Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, and Patsy Cline. There are rumors that the building also served as a brothel and a casino over the years. While many legendary tales exist about the historic building, including legends of Civil War ghosts that still wander the halls, evidence of the original pharmacy still exists. On the painted words, “Blood Medicine,” remains still visible. Blood Medicine pays homage to the history of Crowned Heads’ home city of Nashville with a unique smoking experience.

Image courtesy of Crowned Heads.