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Dominican Republic

Crowned Heads

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Still life of wrapper colors for the Crowned Heads entry. Not that brand’s packaging.
Still life of wrapper colors for the Crowned Heads entry. Not that brand’s packaging.

Nashville boutique names rolled in several factories; Four Kicks and Le Careme are the known ones.

BrandCrowned Heads
CountryDominican Republic
Typical strengthMedium-full
Typical price bandPremium
Founded2011
Typical wrappersEcuador, Mexico, Connecticut

Flavor tendencies often mentioned

  • cedar
  • pepper
  • cocoa
  • cream
Flavor notes summarize public talk. They are not scores from this almanac.

Five-axis editorial estimate

Strength follows the strength field; price follows the price band or approximate USD. Body, flavour richness, and smoothness are editorial estimates from the taste notes—not ratings.

StrengthBodyFlavourrichnessPriceSmoothness
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength4 / 5
Body4 / 5
Flavour richness5 / 5
Price4 / 5
Smoothness4 / 5

Four Kicks is the core medium-full. Le Careme is darker and pastry-sweet in the usual tasting language. Headley Grange is the heavier cousin.

Notable models

Approximate price per stick. Tax varies widely.

Four Kicks Robusto

StrengthMedium-full
Typical vitolas5 × 50
Taste notescedar, pepper, cocoa
Approx. USDapprox. US$8–15
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$65–120
Price bandPremium
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength4 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness4 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness4 / 5

Le Careme

StrengthMedium-full
Typical vitolas5⅝ × 46
Taste notescocoa, sweet spice
Approx. USDapprox. US$10–18
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$80–140
Price bandPremium
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength4 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness4 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness4 / 5

Headley Grange

StrengthFull
Typical vitolas6½ × 46
Taste notesearth, cedar
Approx. USDapprox. US$10–17
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$80–135
Price bandPremium
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength5 / 5
Body5 / 5
Flavour richness3 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness3 / 5

Las Damnás

StrengthMedium
Typical vitolas5½ × 52
Taste notescream, wood
Approx. USDapprox. US$7–13
Approx. HKDapprox. HK$55–100
Price bandMid
StrBodyFlavPriceSmooth
Editorial estimates, not ratings or lab scores.
Strength3 / 5
Body2 / 5
Flavour richness3 / 5
Price3 / 5
Smoothness4 / 5

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