Crowned Heads Four Kicks Capa Especial Lancero Limited Edition 2022
📌 Brand: Crowned Heads
📌 Line: Four Kicks Capa Especial
📌 Size: Lancero LE 2022 (7 1/2" × 38)
📌 Weight: 9.5 g
📌 Age: 3 years
📌 Origin: Dominican Republic
Tasting Notes
Cinnamon Spice – Lively and bright from the start
Toasted Wood – Warm backbone throughout
Sweet Cream – Softens the mid-palate
Red Pepper – Clean retrohale zing
First Impressions
The LE Lancero format is elegant, with a smooth, lightly glossy Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapper and tight seams. Pre-light aroma shows cinnamon, cedar, and light sweetness. Cold draw is slightly firm, hinting at resistance.
Smoking Experience
First Third – Cinnamon and toasted wood lead, with a subtle creamy sweetness underneath. Draw slightly tight.
Second Third – Pepper increases gently, cream balances it nicely. Smoke output improves, but tar buildup begins at the cap.
Final Third – Pepper and wood become dominant as sweetness fades. Tar buildup requires wiping and a minor recut to continue. Burn remains straight throughout.
Pairings
Alcohol – Amrut Peated Single Malt - Light smoke, honey sweetness, and warm spice lift the cigar’s cinnamon-pepper profile while avoiding overpowering the Lancero format.
Tea – Laos Bolaven Plateau Black Tea - Malty, clean, slightly floral cup that refreshes the palate and balances the lingering pepper.
Music Pairing
“On & On” – Erykah Badu
Smooth, warm, and introspective — complements the cigar’s creamy cinnamon foundation.
Final Thoughts
The Four Kicks Capa Especial Lancero LE 2022 delivers warm spice, cream, and toasted wood in a refined progression. A slightly tight draw and noticeable tar build-up prevented it from achieving full elegance, but the blend still showed strong balance and identity.
Final Score: 8/10
Why not a 10?
Tight draw limited smoke texture, and tar buildup interrupted flavor purity and required adjustment mid-smoke.
Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.