(Description taken from Cigar-Coop.com website)
At the end of 2019 Crowned Heads announced the Headley Grange Chamuco LE2019. This cigar introduces a Mexican San Andres wrapped offering under Crowned Heads’ Headley Grange brand.
It’s the third Maduro released under the Headley Grange line following the Headley Grange Black Dog and Headley Grange Black Lab LE2018. Both of these cigars are Connecticut Habano maduro cigars.
The Chamuco is a name for a dog frequently called the Mexican Pit Bull. It builds on the theme of Headley Grange. The dog breed is said to have originated in central Mexico back in the 1970s as a cross between American Pit Bull Terrier and the now-extinct Mexican Bull Dog. Headley Grange is named for the famed recording studio. Led Zeppelin was a band that recorded at that studio. It was John Bohnam’s opening drum track from “When the Levee Breaks” that inspired the original Headley Grange blend. The Headley Grange Black Dog is a play on another Led Zeppelin song, with the same name “Black Dog.” This was followed by the Headley Grange Black Lab which refers to a labrador retriever that was said to have inspired the Black Dog song.
In addition to the Mexican San Andres wrapper, the blend incorporates Nicaraguan tobaccos for the binder and filler. As with all Headley Grange cigars, production is handled at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr’s Tabacalera La Alianza.
The cigar comes in one size – a 5 1/4 x 54 box-pressed Robusto. It is packaged in 12-count boxes with a total production of 1,500 boxes. Pricing is $10.95 per cigar.
The cigar is dark brown and nice looking. It has an average feel in the hand. The foot is partially closed and shaggy.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good. The initial flavors at light up were cedar, dry boysenberry, brown sugar, touch of cinnamon, quite a bit of nutmeg, and a lot of an earthy black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. The boysenberry is odd in that it's dry and I do not expect it to hang around very long.
At the first third (24 minutes) the ash was still intact. At this point the cigar has really made big changes. In fact, the changes actually took place around the 3/4 inch point. The flavors now are a sweet orange citrus with orange peel, quite a bit of brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, light chocolate notes, and black coffee. The cigar is a high grade medium bodied. The finish is a nutmeg and sweet cream with nice lingering black pepper. I rated the first third 93.
At the second third (48 minutes) the cigar is picking up steam. I now had a cedar and citrus combination, brown sugar, nice amount of cinnamon, a little caramel in the mix, a smooth, creamy nutmeg, and chocolate notes that are somewhat subtle, with a nice black coffee base. The finish is unchanged. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The cigar has edged up a little. I rated the second third at 94.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 16 minutes. In the final third the cigar took a step back. It is full bodied now. There are now rather faint cedar notes, brown sugar, some cinnamon, a smooth, creamy nutmeg, faint chocolate notes, and increased black coffee. The finish is by and large unchanged. The cigar has changed a little in the negative for me. I rated the final third at 92. Still good but it lost a little.
Overall Score: 93
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