Crowned Heads Jericho Hill 12 Honest Men

📌 Brand: Crowned Heads
📌 Line: Jericho Hill
📌 Size: 12 Honest Man (7 1/2" × 38)Lancero
📌 Weight: 12.1 g
📌 Age: 10 years
📌 Origin: Nicaragua

Tasting Notes

• Dark Chocolate – Bitter-sweet and foundational

• Black Pepper – Strong retrohale presence

• Espresso – Deep roasted core

• Earth & Leather – Rustic, chewy undertones

First Impressions

The Jericho Hill 12 Honest Man shows a dark, oily Mexican San Andrés wrapper with fine tooth and tight seams. Pre-light aroma is rich with cocoa, pepper, and earth. Cold draw is slightly tight, offering dark chocolate and spice.

Smoking Experience

• First Third – Opens with rich dark chocolate and espresso, pepper kicking strongly on retrohale. Draw remains firm but workable.

• Second Third – Earth and leather deepen the profile, chocolate lingering sweetly. Burn line stays crisp with dense smoke.

• Final Third – Pepper sharpens, espresso intensifies, and leather carries the finish with gritty depth. Draw tightens slightly again near the end.

Pairings

• Alcohol – Joseph Magnus Triple Cask Finished Bourbon , layered caramel, vanilla, spice, and sherry warmth that elevates the chocolate–espresso backbone.

• Tea – Taiwanese Sun Moon Lake Black Tea (Ruby 18), minty-cinnamon nuance that lifts the cigar’s pepper and complements the dark sweetness.

Music Pairing

“Tin Pan Alley (Roughest Place in Town)” – Stevie Ray Vaughan

Slow-burn intensity matching the cigar’s dark, brooding character.

Final Thoughts

Jericho Hill 12 Honest Man delivers everything the line is known for — dense chocolate, espresso, pepper, and gritty earth — all wrapped in a beautifully constructed package. A slightly tight draw was the only thing preventing perfection.

Final Score: 9/10
Why not a 10?
The draw stayed a bit firm from start to finish, holding the smoke just shy of flawless.

Only cigars that deliver flawless draw, balance, flavour evolution, construction and satisfaction get a 10.