(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.”
The Maduro line features a dark Mexican San Andrés cover leaf, an Ecuador Connecticut binder and filler from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Pennsylvania.
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 and well made. It has an average feel in the hand.
The test draw after cutting the cap was very good. Effortless. But the cigar is not soft or feel underfilled. The initial flavors at light up were apricot, cinnamon, and a lot of earthy black coffee. There was black pepper rated at 7 1/2 to 8. Very good start.
At the first third (19 minutes) the cigar is burning evenly but fast! The cigar is going along nicely. There's nice apricot and cinnamon. The black pepper is floating around 8. There's a lot of black coffee with some earthiness. You really get the pepper, black coffee, and earthiness but the sweet notes are very nice even though they are somewhat secondary. But the mix works well. The finish is apricot with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is medium bodied but leaning heavily toward medium to full. Nice first third. I rated it 94.
As I moved through the second third (37 minutes) the cigar had a lot more black coffee. It already had a lot but it went up a notch. The sweet notes dipped a little. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is apricot and black coffee with very good lingering black pepper. The cigar is quite tasty but dipped a touch. I rated the second third 93.
The cigar lasted 1 hour 5 minutes. A much quicker burn time than the Habano, which had a total burn time of 1 hour 22 minutes. But, this is a different blend from a different factory. The cigar reverted back to the way it was in the first third but there is some faint toffee in the mix also. The cigar is medium to full bodied. The finish is unchanged. I rated the final third 94. This is a better cigar than the Habano. I purchased these at Smallbatchcigar.com. Use code tinytim for 10% off.
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