Rarely does a year go by when we don’t lose a friend, family member or other acquaintance to death. Different groups and cultures memorialize them in different ways, some with annual tributes to all those who have left this world in the past year. In 2014, Crowned Heads launched a cigar designed to do that as well, Las Calaveras. The line, with a name that translates as the skulls, is designed to honor those who have passed away in the previous yea and to be a celebration of their lives, according to Jon Huber, Crowned Heads’ co-founder. As was noted in a review of the LC550 vitola of the inaugural release, the company has stated the release was specifically inspired by La Calavera Catrina, a zinc etching by José Guadalupe Posada. The image depicts a female skeleton dressed only in a hat, and has become an icon of the Mexican Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. The holiday focuses upon gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember those who have died. Beginning with the Edicion Limitada 2014, Las Calaveras will be an annual release that is a respectful homage to those who have passed ...
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