Crowned Heads Le Careme Canonazo

Today we have the Crowned Heads Le Careme Canonazo.  This cigar has a dark brown wrapper with a few veins and visible seems.  It measures in at 5 7/8 X 52.  After lighting, the draw is near perfect delivering a large amount of smoke out put.  The draw flavors are earthy and slightly bitter.  The finish has an earthiness and continues the bitterness.  A few more puffs and the same flavors remain but a nice spiciness is coming through, especially through the nose on the retro hale.  The body is at a medium and the burn is not razor sharp but isn't causing any problems either.

One and a half inches in, the cigar starts to come alive a little.  A sweetness has shown up on the draw which has now seen the bitterness completely leave.  The finish is earthy with a sweet tobacco note, black pepper spice, and a bit of a dark bakers chocolate is starting to come in.  The body is up to a medium to full.  The burn continues to not be perfect but not an issue.

Two inches in and some more flavor shifts happen.  The draw sees the black pepper spice die way down.  The finish continues with the sweet earth and tobacco notes.  The bakers chocolate has come way up to be the main flavor dominating the finish.  Its sweet and desert like.  After a few more puffs the spice starts to come back in a little bit but the bakers chocolate is still the dominating.  The body is medium to full and the burn and draw remain excellent with no construction issues.

Three inches down and the sweetness, earth, and bakers chocolate have really come to the forefront, dominating the draw and finish.  Every few puffs a black pepper spice compliments the dark bakers chocolate and gives it a sweet and spicy combo.  The mouth feel of the smoke is getting thicker as well.  The overall body of flavors on the finish kind of remind me of a chocolate lava cake.  Its very rich, creamy, and sweet.  The body is up to a full and the draw and burn remain excellent.

With just over an inch left the cigar started to get to warm and mushy and had a scorched tobacco and caramel flavor.  I sat the cigar down for the last time at the 1 hour and 24 minute mark.  Overall, this cigar was a tasty morsel. If they were going for a chocolate souffle, they definitely succeeded. I tend to like smaller ring gauges, so I'm definitely looking forward to trying he corona gorda size!

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Price: $8.95

Appearance: 9/10

Draw: 20/20

Burn: 18/20

Flavor:  18/20

Complexity: 18/20

Burn Time: 10/10

Overall Score:  93 / Great Cigar