Marketing is a powerful thing, and generally I curse it, but, occasionally, I come across sincere, interesting marketing for a quality product and I love it. That is definitely the case with the Headley Grange cigar by Crowned Heads; named after a once English poor house turned 1960’s musician work area and sometimes recording studio (and the inspiration for countless songs) most associated, popularly, with Led Zeppelin. That whole story would seem a bit trite and cliche if not for the history of music related cigar titles by Crowned Heads, and, to further the cause, the cigar definitely lives up to the lofty name. The Headley Grange line will be a full product cigar line with five sizes by the spring of 2013, but, for now, it has been debuted in one size, the Estupendos which measures 5 1/2 by 52 ring gauge, in a limited run of 1,000 boxes.
This cigar has a versatile medium- full body and, befitting the name, almost a split personality (luckily both are quite pleasant); it opens with a beautiful draw and a plethora of smoke. The first flavors one encounters are a strong leather, a moderate cedar and a subtle maple syrup, then, rather abruptly, almost exactly halfway through the profile changes dramatically to chocolate and espresso (somewhat rare to find in a medium body cigar), curry spice, a touch of black pepper.
The Headley Grange is one of those rare cigars that will, in my opinion, please just about any cigar smoker and fit almost all smoking situations. I highly recommend pick one up, if one can be found, and I am anxiously awaiting the full release in 2013.
NeoOpulence 