Cigar Geeks - Crowned Heads Blood Medicine Limited Edition 2024

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Crowned Heads Blood Medicine Limited Edition 2024
Written by Cigar Geeks Member: appollo

90
Cigar Geeks Rating

Welcome to another Member sponsored Geek Critique generously sponsored by our member ninfiction (Brian). The cigar provided for this round is the Crowned Heads Blood Medicine Limited Edition 2024.

'Blood Medicine' takes its name from a three-story building located on the corner of Broadway and 4th Avenue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. That building was originally built as a three-floor pharmacy in 1872 before being converted into a hotel in 1892. While many legendary tales exist about the historic building, including legends of Civil War ghosts that still wander the halls, evidence of the original pharmacy still exists. On the walls, the painted words "Blood Medicine" still remain visible. Blood Medicine pays homage to the history of Crowned Heads' home city of Nashville with a unique smoking experience. The 2024 release of Blood Medicine is made at Eradio Pichardo's TacaNicsa factory (who also produced the 2022 version).

Crowned Heads Blood Medicine Limited Edition 2024

Brand:: Crowned Heads
Name:: Blood Medicine Limited Edition 2024
Length:: 6
Ring Gauge:: 52
Country of Origin:: Nicaragua
Filler:: Nicaragua
Binder:: Connecticut
Ecuador
Wrapper:: Ecuador
Habano
Color:: Colorado
Strength:: Medium-Full
Shape:: Toro
Notes:: https://halfwheel.com/crowned-heads-ships-blood-medicine-limited-edition-2024/438617/

This cigar was enjoyed with water

Pre-Light: 10 Points of 10 Possible

Nice medium brown wrapper with no soft spots. There are no major veins and is slightly oily wrapper. I get a nice tobacco smell and I cut it with no issues. This does appear to be a nicely constructed cigar.

Lighting and Burn: 13 Points of 15 Possible

I did find that the stick burnt a little fast with a nice salt and pepper ash that held on for about a inch at a time. The burn was spot on and the smoke output stayed great. The performance on this stick stayed great and required no touch ups were required.

Construction: 28 Points of 30 Possible

As stated before the draw was spot on with just enough restrictions to where I like it. The wrapper contained no major veins and had a slight oily feel to it. The caps were well applied and cut with no issues. The construction was certainly up to my standards and I wish all sticks would live up to this.

Flavor and Aroma: 39 Points of 45 Possible

1st third - The stick fires up nicely with a great draw and smoke output. The burn line stays almost spot on and requires no touch ups. At the start I get some spice on the retro with some bread kicking in at the end of the first third. The other flavours I get are grassy and in my opinion some floral and at the end I encounter some toast .The spice does slacken at the end of this third but keeps it enough to keep it interesting.

2nd Third - The burn and smoke output is still spot on and there are no construction issues. I'm still getting some spice and bread on the retro which makes it very enjoyable. The stick is very smooth so far and the strength is medium at best which is fine with me. The floral is still there along with the toast, all and all very nice. with no issues.

Final Third - Again burn and smoke output are spot on with no issues. As far as flavours it stays constant which is fine with me. The strength is still medium at best. I do pick up a slight sour dough flavour in this third but it doesn't last long. The total smoke time was 1hr.and 10min.which I feel is fast for a stick this size but it was enjoyable.

Summary

This was I nice stick but really had no major transitions it stayed pretty constant from start to finish. The burn and construction were spot on. I am a big CH fan and would smoke this again with no hesitation. I would like to thank Brian for including me in this review and he did include some nice dog rockets as body guards LOL. If you like a medium body stick that is smooth and like the flavors I mentioned this is for you.