(Description taken from cigaraficionado.com website)
One brand, two countries. That’s the idea behind Coroneta, the newest line from Nashville-based cigarmaker Crowned Heads. The Habano version is made in Nicaragua at the NACSA factory while the Maduro is produced by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo at his Casa Carrillo factory in the Dominican Republic.
“The concept of simultaneously introducing one brand in two expressions from two different houses is something entirely first-time for us,” Crowned Heads co-founder Jon Huber said. “The Habano version from NACSA was actually final and production-ready back in the Spring of 2022, but we decided to hold it back. Ultimately, we felt so strongly about the Coroneta brand that we tapped the ‘Godfather of Boutique Cigars,’ aka Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, to partner with us on developing the maduro version.”
Today we look at the Habano.
The Habano line consists of an Ecuador Habano wrapper, a Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers grown in Estelí, Condega and Jalapa.
Inspired by a simple, small style of crown called a coronet, both blends will come in the same three sizes, all of which were named after the various crowns of British heraldry worn by the lower ranks of nobility in the 16th century: Earl, measuring 5 inches by 52 ring gauge ($12.95); Duke, 5 1/2 by 54 ($13.95) REVIEWED TODAY; and Baron, 6 by 56 ($14.95).
The cigar is dark brown and has an average feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was good with a touch of firmness. The initial flavors at light up were apple, citrus peel, and musky leather. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2. Not a great start with that musky leather. I'm hoping that goes away.
At the first third (26 minutes) the ash was still intact. The cigar has improved. The lead not is more apricot with some citrus peel, a little brown sugar, and the leather is not as musky. The finish has some apricot and leather with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied but I think it will move up. I rated the first third 93.
As I moved through the second third (57 minutes) the musky notes are pretty much gone. The notes are apricot, touch of citrus peel, brown sugar, earthiness, black coffee, and leather. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is leather with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar held ground. It had nice apricot notes but the earthy black pepper sort of took away any additional enjoyment. I rated the second third 93.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 22 minutes. The earthy black coffee rose quite a bit taking away the sweet notes. The leather actually decreased. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. The cigar has gone through several traditions. The light up was not that good but it improved in the first and second thirds but dropped back in the final third. I rated the final third 91.
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