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The Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 56 is the widest La Vereda, a 6 1/4 x 56 toro that wraps four-year-aged Jalapa shade leaf around Nicaraguan and Dominican filler from Perez-Carrillo’s Dominican factory. We sell it as singles, and Cigar Insider’s February 6, 2024 issue rated it 87.
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Description
The Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 56 is a 6 1/4 x 56 toro, the thickest La Vereda, with a shade-grown Jalapa, Nicaragua wrapper and Jalapa binder over Dominican and Nicaraguan filler. halfwheel and Cigar Coop say Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s Tabacalera La Alianza produces it in the Dominican Republic for Crowned Heads.
What It Tastes Like
Cigar Insider smoked this exact size for its February 6, 2024 issue, scoring it 87 at medium-full strength. Its panel described a chewy, slightly dusty texture with walnut-skin and cocoa flavors, then an oily bitter streak and lemony tartness ahead of a sour finish. halfwheel’s review covers the slimmer No. 54, where potato-chip and popcorn notes gave way to cracker, pencil lead and pretzel.
Who It’s For
- Fans of thick cigars after La Vereda at its widest 56 ring.
- Smokers who like a long, slow toro with time for the blend to develop.
- Lovers of nut and cocoa flavors who accept some tartness late.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- The fat ring Perez-Carrillo prefers for this blend, as Jon Huber told Cigar Aficionado
- Rated medium-full by Cigar Insider, matching our listing
- Four-part filler drawing on EstelÃ, Jalapa and Dominican leaf
Cons
- Cigar Insider’s tasting mentioned bitter, lemony and sour notes
- No independent long-form review of this size that we could find
About the La Vereda Line
In halfwheel’s launch coverage, Perez-Carrillo is quoted saying this is a blend he would have liked to have in his own EPC Cigar portfolio. Cigar Coop names its four filler parts: Estelà Corojo ’99 ligero, Dominican Piloto Cubano ligero, Estelà seco and Jalapa Criollo ’98 viso.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 50: the smallest La Vereda, 5 3/8 x 50.
- Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 54: shorter and slimmer at 5 5/8 x 54; Cigar Insider gave it 90 (February 2024).
- Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 52: longer at 6 1/2 inches, narrower at 52.
- Crowned Heads Las Calaveras 2025 LC54: a Nicaraguan-made Crowned Heads toro with a Mexican San Andrés wrapper.
Crowned Heads La Vereda No. 56 FAQ
Is the La Vereda No. 56 the biggest size in the line?
By girth, yes. halfwheel and Cigar Coop both list 56 as the widest ring of the four, though the 6 1/2-inch No. 52 is longer.
Why pick the No. 56 over the slimmer La Vereda sizes?
In Cigar Aficionado, Crowned Heads’ Jon Huber relayed Perez-Carrillo’s view that this blend shows best in fatter vitolas, and the No. 56 is the fattest one offered.
What tobaccos go into the La Vereda No. 56?
Jalapa, Nicaragua supplies the shade-grown wrapper and the binder, while the filler combines Nicaraguan and Dominican leaf, per Cigar Coop.
When did La Vereda first come out?
Crowned Heads unveiled it at the July 2023 PCA show, and halfwheel dates the first shipments to August 2023.
Head to our Crowned Heads cigars page for the rest of La Vereda and the brand’s other blends.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Strength | Medium-Full |
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan Jalapa |
| Binder | Nicaraguan Jalapa |
| Filler | Dominican Republic, Nicaraguan |
| Length | 6 1/4'' |
| Gauge | 56 |
