In September, we reported that Crowned Heads would be releasing its smallest limited edition yet, the Hecho Con Corazon—LE 2014. While the name and backstory are different, the cigar is a 6 x 50 box-pressed toro in the Las Calaveras blend, which was released earlier this year in three vitolas. The cigar was produced exclusively for the Hickory Cigar Club at its 20th anniversary dinner which took place on Oct. 1, 2014 in Hickory, N.C. Founded in 1994 by Sandy Porter and Dan Stewart, the Hickory Cigar Club boasts over 150 members and has hosted multiple cigar owners and manufactures at dinners over the years. In fact, earlier this year, the Club hosted Rocky Patel, who also created a special cigar for the club’s 20th anniversary. Like that Las Calaveras, the cigar is covered in a Ecuadorian habano oscuro wrapper and uses Nicaraguan tobacco for both the binder and filler. A red foot band takes the place of the normal Las Calaveras band, and it is sold in boxes of 10 instead of 24. Only 100 boxes of 10 were produced, with the leftovers sold by Tinderbox Cigars South Park of Charlotte, N.C. The name, which means made with heart in Spanish, has quite a backstory, as told by Jon ...
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