Crowned Heads this month will ship its first limited edition release working with Nicaraguan American Cigars S.A., the Azul y Oro, which features Nicaraguan Jalapa binder, filler tobaccos from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, and finished with an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper leaf. The 6 x 50 Parejo ($11.95) is limited to 2,500 12-count boxes.
The name stems from a meeting Crowned Heads co-founders Jon Huber and Mike Conder had with Gustavo Cura of Oliva Tobacco, during which the two gave Cura a bottle of whiskey, significant for its blue label. The Azul y Oro – blue and gold – represents the gift.Â