王冠雪茄有史以來價格最昂貴的一個新產(chǎn)品線很快將與消費者見面，這個名為La Vereda（真理）的系列是委托埃內(nèi)斯托·佩雷斯·卡里略在多米尼加共和國卷制的,，這個項目前后研發(fā)了一年多，剛在美國PCA貿(mào)易展上展出,，預(yù)計8月份發(fā)貨給零售商。
王冠雪茄的股東之一喬恩·胡貝爾說,，這個項目從2022年3月份開始啟動的,，我覺得研發(fā)這個系列是一件很特別的事情。
研發(fā)過程中胡貝爾經(jīng)歷了一些事情,，使得La Vereda系列與我們看見王冠雪茄之前發(fā)布的產(chǎn)品系列有一些不同,，包括之前王冠雪茄公司喜歡使用更粗的口徑以及更華麗的外包裝,，在La Vereda這個系列里，胡貝爾更重視煙葉本身,。
胡貝爾起初的目標(biāo)是將這個系列的口味做的比較辣口,，有點像卡里略早期生產(chǎn)的一款雪茄El Rico Habano（豐富哈瓦那）。但是在研發(fā)煙葉混合過程中,，出現(xiàn)了好幾次調(diào)整,，口味變得更精致、復(fù)雜和細(xì)致入微,，強度也從中等變成了飽滿。這個系列的茄衣是尼加拉瓜的賈拉帕地區(qū)種植的陰植葉,，胡貝爾說煙葉已經(jīng)發(fā)酵了四年了,，茄套也是尼加拉瓜的賈拉帕地區(qū)種植的煙葉，茄芯是尼加拉瓜,、多米尼加的混合煙葉,。
這個新系列有四個尺寸，在美國的售價從每支18.4美元到接近22美元不等,。每一款產(chǎn)品以環(huán)徑命名。50號是50環(huán)徑,，5.375英寸長,，售價18.4美元,。52號是52環(huán)徑,，6.5英寸長,，售價19.6美元,。54號是54環(huán)徑，5.625英寸,，售價20.6美元。56號是56環(huán)徑,，6.25英寸，售價是21.8美元,。每盒都是20支包裝,。
王冠雪茄這次不想使用粗口徑的款式，但是卡里略還是蠻喜歡大口徑,。胡貝爾說,，卡里略認(rèn)為最后研發(fā)的煙葉混合如果放在粗口徑雪茄里表現(xiàn)會更好,。埃內(nèi)斯托·佩雷斯·卡里略為王冠雪茄代工生產(chǎn)了很多雪茄，包括“四踢”（Four Kicks）,。
La Vereda這個品牌的詞匯來自一首古巴歌曲《De Camino a La Vereda》，歌曲的含義是堅持自己的道路,。卡里略經(jīng)常彈奏這個曲子,。
A new smoke called La Vereda from Crowned Heads is going to be heading to cigar shops soon. The brand has been more than a year in the making and it will be the most expensive cigar ever released by Crowned Heads. La Vereda is being rolled in the Dominican Republic by Ernesto Perez-Carrillo.
“It’s something I feel really special about,” says Jon Huber of Crowned Heads. “We started working on this in March 2022.”
Huber went through several other things that make La Vereda different from previous Crowned Heads releases, including fatter sizes than we are used to seeing from the company and more ornate packaging. Huber is most interested in the tobacco.
Huber was originally aiming for something extra spicy. “Something like El Rico Habano,” he says, referencing one of Perez-Carrillo’s older brands. But the blend changed several times during development, becoming “more refined, more complex and more nuanced,” and medium to full in body. La Vereda is made with shade-grown wrapper from the Jalapa region of Nicaragua (Huber says it’s four years old), a Jalapa binder and a mix of fillers from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
There are four sizes in the brand, all of them parejos, with suggested retail prices ranging from $18.40 to nearly $22. Each is named for their ring gauges. The No. 50 measures 5 3/8 inches long by 50 ring and retails for $18.40; No. 52 is 6 1/2 inches long ($19.60); No. 54 is $20.60 and measures 5 5/8 inches in length; and the No. 56 is 6 1/4 by 56, with a price tag of $21.80. There are 20 cigars in each box.
Crowned Heads tends to shy away from fatter cigars, but Perez-Carrillo (who makes Inch) is a big believer in them. “He said this blend speaks louder in the larger ring gauges,” says Huber. Perez-Carrillo makes a number of cigars for Crowned Heads, including Four Kicks.
The name La Vereda comes from a song called “De Camino a La Vereda” by the Cuban band Buena Vista Social Club, which Perez-Carrillo would often play around Huber. The moral of the story in that tune, says Huber, is to stay on your path.
The new cigar was previewed at the PCA trade show, which just concluded. Shipments are expected to commence in August.
