Cigar: Headley Grange by Crowned HeadsSize: Corona Gorda: 5 5/8″ x 46
Price: $7.95-$9.45
By: Ryan Bloomer
Headley Grange was released in 2012 by Crowned Heads. Crowned Heads came up with the concept of the cigar by a tweet that said “I wish we could blend a cigar that tastes the way the drums sound on ‘When The Levee Breaks.” When The Levee Breaks is a song from Led Zeppelin which was recorded in a recording studio in England called Headley Grange. Headley Grange has a Nicaraguan binder and filler and is produced in the Dominican Republic. The wrapper is a medium brown Sumatra Ecuador which has a beautiful aroma to it. The cigar band is gold, black in color, and has a simple touch to it that is elegant at the same time. While lets toast this cigar and see if the Headley Grange is worthy of an encore performance. The first few draws has put out notes of pepper and earth tones with a slight touch of leather on my palate. The cigar puts out a mild smoke output and has a medium to hard draw to it. The construction and burn are average at this point. I did have to touch up the cigar once in the first half of the smoke. The cigar continues to have great flavor of earthy tones along with a hint of coffee beans that just started to kick in on the last quarter of the cigar. The smoke and spices in the last quarter of the cigar are definitely very complex in a good way. Near the last quarter of the cigar I again had to correct the burn. Well its time to rate this cigar using the 2 Cigar Guys And a Humidor Scale. There is no doubt that this cigar is great on the palate but I was a little disappointed on the construction and burn of the cigar. I decided to give this cigar a 7.6 out of 10 on the scale. If you like a great tasting cigar the Headley Grange is for you but be careful of the construction and draw of the cigar.
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