Crowned Heads, the Nashville company led by Jon Huber, first released Décimo in 2024 to celebrate ten years of the Las Calaveras series. The blend returns for 2026 with an Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and filler, rolled at My Father Cigars in Estelí. This year it comes in three sizes, including the D52. Each size is limited to 2,500 boxes of ten. This review covers the D52, a 5 × 52.
Stogie At A Glance
Décimo 2026 D52
| Brand | Crowned Heads |
| Cigar | Décimo 2026 D52 |
| Size | 5" x 52 |
| Smoke Time | 68 min |
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro |
| Binder | Nicaragua |
| Filler | Nicaragua |
| Factory | My Father Cigars S.A. |
| Origin | Nicaragua |
| Strength | Medium to Full |
| MSRP | $14.95 per cigar |
Curated Playlist
A Day of the Dead jazz party to pair with Crowned Heads Décimo 2026. Latin jazz, skeleton swing and a few Calaveras ghosts dance alongside this Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro rolled by My Father. Light up, turn it up and celebrate ten years of the skulls.
Review
First Third
Dark chocolate and leather on the lighting, with a decent amount of pepper on the palate and retrohale. Perfect draw, lots of smoke, black coffee, leather and spices and pepper on the finish. Leather and spices continue in the first third, with some dried cocoa powder and a very slight sweetness on the finish. Late into the finish, a very slight cream note is emerging, but largely leather, espresso, and pepper notes. Haven't had another instance of the creamy note, largely leather, chocolate, and spices and pepper on the finish.
Crowned Heads Décimo 2026 D52 in the first third
Second Third
Starting the second third, getting some sort of berry note along with the leather and nutty espresso notes. Some earthiness is coming through with the leather and a new woody note as well, dark chocolate and pepper on the palate and finish. Chocolate and spices, as well as a pretty clear anise note, leather and dark chocolate on the finish. Getting to the end of the second third and the pepper is really ramping up on the retrohale and the finish. Still dark chocolate notes, but now woodier, along with black coffee and pepper on the finish.
Crowned Heads Décimo 2026 D52 in the second third
Final Third
In the final third, the anise note and leather are coming through now with a cinnamon coffee note and pepper on the finish. Lots of leather and earthy notes in the final third. The chocolate has dissipated and is mainly leather and espresso notes with pepper on the finish. Anise and cinnamon notes are coming through in the final third, with leather and pepper on the finish.
Score
90/100
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