Crowned Heads Las Calaveras 2015 LC50

Tonight we have the Crowned heads Las Calaveras 2015 LC50.  This cigar has a medium brown oily wrapper with a few random dark spots throughout.  It has invisible veins and seems.  It comes in at 5 X 50.  After lighting the draw is producing tons of smoke output. A black pepper flavor and tingle sensation are left on the palate along with a sweet cedar.  The finish continues the bold pepper flavor and tingle sensation with more creamy cedar.  A few puffs more and a sweet tobacco and vanilla note come in on the finish.  The body is at a medium and the finish flavors stay on the palate long into the next draw.  The burn through the first inch is slightly wavy  but not an issue.

Just over an inch down and the flavors on the draw have stayed the same.  The the pepper has died down on the finish just giving slight hints fleeting in and out.  Every few puffs a light coffee mixes with a sweet tobacco and cedar, shortly after that leather dominates the end of the finish all the way to the next puff.  The sweet tobacco and cedar and the leather fight for all the way through the second third.  The burn has straightened out and is now razor sharp and the body is at a solid medium.

Two and a half inches down and the draw flavors change up slightly.  The pepper has come back and is the dominant draw flavor,  The finish has seen the leather leave completely.  The sweet tobacco and cedar are still present but a cinnamon and raisin note has now shown up.  It doesn't last as long on the finish as the leather did and is take over again by the sweet tobacco and cedar.  The burn is still good but has gone slight wavy, The body continues to be medium and starting to ramp up to medium to full.

With just over an inch left the pepper is now the dominating flavor.  It has a nice tingle sensation on the palate as well.  The sweet tobacco and cedar are still present but are taken over by a chard tobacco note.  I sat the cigar down for the last time at the 1 hour and 4 minute mark.  Overall, and I may be the only one in the world to think this, but I liked this years Las Calaveras more than last years.  It burned well and gave nice balanced flavors that were quite delightful.

Price: $9.95

Appearance: 10/10

Draw: 20/20

Burn: 19/20

Flavor:  18/20

Complexity: 17/20

Burn Time: 10/10

Overall Score:  94 / Great Cigar