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(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)
At the 2021, Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, Crowned Heads introduced the second installment of its CHC (Crowned Heads Court) line called Serie E. The Serie E draw’s is inspiration from Eddie Van Halen’s iconic guitar solo from the 1978 track “Eruption.”
“I listened to that solo and saw it as a sonic metaphor for smoking this cigar,” explained Crowned Heads co-founder Jon Huber in a press release. “From the drum and bass intro, which I saw as the cutting-lighting-prep of the cigar, to the mixing of triads and harmonics which I compared to the complexity of the flavor profile, to the bottoming-out dive bombs that was reminiscent of the finish of the cigar, it all paralleled seamlessly. The CHC Serie E smoking experience is a medium-plus-bodied dance on the edge between technical mastery and random entropy, resolving in a balanced, melodious harmony.”
To produce the CHC Serie E, Crowned Heads once again turns to Tabacalera Pichardo. This is the Nicaraguan factory owned by Don Eradio Pichardo and Luciano Meirelles, the principals behind Crowned Heads’ strategic alliance partner Ace Prime. The cigar features an Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper over a Jalapa Nicaraguan binder and Nicaraguan fillers from Pueblo Nuevo, Ometepe, and Jalapa. The cigars will be available in four sizes, each packaged in 20-count boxes. Pricing is set between $10.25 and $12.25 per cigar.
Blend and Origin
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro
Binder: Nicaraguan (Jalapa)
Filler: Nicaraguan (Jalapa, Ometepe, Pueblo Nuevo)
Country of Origin: Nicaragua
Factory: Tabacalera Pichardo
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The cigar's band has the artwork and colors from Eddie Van Halen's guitar. It 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 an orange syrup, citrus peel, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and earthy black coffee. There are hints of whipping cream in the midst of the flavors. There was black pepper rated at 7 to 7 1/2. An interesting start.
At the first third (27 minutes) the citrus notes now have a strawberry preserve type flavor attached with them. There are also brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and earthy black coffee notes. There also seems to be a caramel richness in the cigar. I didn't have the whipping cream notes. The cigar is medium bodied. The finish reminds me of a vanilla wafer with pretty good lingering black pepper. A varied series of flavors. I rated the first third 92.
As I moved through the second third (54 minutes) the hints of whipping cream are back. The lead flavor is now more of a sweet cedar rather than any citrus or strawberry. There were also brown sugar and cinnamon notes. There is a lot more nutmeg and a little more earthy black coffee. The finish is unchanged. The cigar is still medium bodied but leaning toward medium to full. The cigar has sweetness but it's gotten somewhat earthy. I rated the second third 90.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 20 minutes. There are now light cedar, light strawberry notes, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and earthy black coffee. The cigar is a low grade medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged; vanilla wafer with good lingering black pepper. I rated the final third 88. This cigar, while having sweetness, is not for me. I could smoke it again but it's not something I would gravitate to.
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