Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII

Description

The Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII holds a real distinction in the brand’s history — it’s the very first Crowned Heads release to actually carry the company’s own name on the band.

Construction & Origin

Unveiled at the 2018 trade show, this blend is finished in a Mexican San Andrés wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and Nicaraguan long-filler tobaccos, hand-rolled at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr.’s Tabacalera La Alianza in the Dominican Republic — the same factory that produced Crowned Heads’ original breakout hit, Four Kicks. Founder Jon Huber built the release specifically as a tribute to the brand’s famously loyal fanbase, jokingly referred to internally as their “Court.” Total production was capped at 150,000 cigars across three vitolas — Corona Gorda, Robusto, and Sublime — sold in 20-count boxes.

Flavor Profile

Medium to full-bodied, this cigar delivers rich chocolate and toasted woody notes throughout, with red and black pepper building as the burn progresses. Reviewers describe a complex, evolving smoke — one longtime critic called it a journey worth the wait, noting the flavor genuinely builds and shifts from start to finish rather than staying flat.

Why It’s Sought After

Crowned Heads built its reputation releasing cigars under separate brand names (Four Kicks, Headley Grange, Jericho Hill) without ever putting the company’s own name front and center — Court Reserve XVIII broke that pattern for the first time. Combined with capped production and its status as a genuine thank-you to the brand’s cult following, this remains one of the more meaningful limited releases in the Crowned Heads catalog.