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The Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 54 is a 5 5/8 x 54 cigar rolled at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s Tabacalera La Alianza, with a shade-grown Jalapa wrapper aged at least four years over Dominican and Nicaraguan filler. Cigar Insider scored it 90 in February 2024 and Cigar Aficionado 86 in February 2025, and we sell it as singles.
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Description
The Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 54 is a 5 5/8 x 54 cigar that pairs a shade-grown Jalapa, Nicaragua wrapper and Jalapa binder with Dominican and Nicaraguan filler. Tabacalera La Alianza makes it in the Dominican Republic.
What It Tastes Like
Cigar Insider awarded the No. 54 90 points on February 6, 2024, at medium strength, describing lingering wood, herbs and nuts that ease into a honey-sweet woody close, and it drew and burned evenly. Cigar Aficionado was cooler on February 1, 2025, scoring it 86, again medium: woodsy and peppery at first with a faint bitter-almond edge, but ending on an ashy note.
Who It’s For
- Robusto smokers ready to go bigger without committing to a six-inch-plus cigar.
- Anyone who prefers wood and nut flavors over heavy spice, based on the Cigar Insider note.
- Smokers comparing two scores who want to judge the 90 and the 86 for themselves.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- 90 points from Cigar Insider (February 2024)
- Wrapper aged at least four years, fillers at least three, and a 90-day rest once rolled (Cigar Coop)
Cons
- Cigar Aficionado scored it 86 in February 2025 and noted an ashy finish
About the La Vereda Line
According to halfwheel, the rollers chosen for La Vereda were asked to work at roughly six-tenths of their usual pace to concentrate on quality. Crowned Heads’ Jon Huber told Cigar Aficionado the line’s title borrows from a Buena Vista Social Club tune and, to him, means sticking to your chosen road.
Pairing and Storage
Both ratings landed on medium, so try the medium-strength picks in our cigar pairing guide, such as a Rioja, and keep it near the factory’s 68-69% resting humidity with help from our humidor basics guide.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 50: a slimmer 5 3/8 x 50 take on this blend, the smallest of the four.
- Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 52: stretches the recipe to 6 1/2 inches on a 52 ring.
- Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 56: the thickest of the four at 6 1/4 x 56.
Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 54 FAQ
How strong is the Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 54?
Sources differ. Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider both rated it medium, while Cigar Aficionado’s launch article put the blend’s body between medium and full, halfwheel’s review found it medium-full for most of the smoke, and our store lists it as medium-full.
Where is the La Vereda No. 54 made?
In the Dominican Republic, at Tabacalera La Alianza, the factory owned by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo Jr., which produces the line for Crowned Heads.
Is the No. 54 a toro or a robusto?
Both labels appear. At 5 5/8 inches by 54 ring, Cigar Aficionado files it as a toro, while halfwheel calls it a double robusto.
Other blends from the team behind La Vereda are gathered on our Crowned Heads brand page.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Strength | Medium-Full |
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan Jalapa |
| Binder | Nicaraguan Jalapa |
| Filler | Dominican Republic, Nicaraguan |
| Length | 5 5/8" |
| Gauge | 54 |
