NASHVILLE, TN - Greetings & Salutations to one and all, and welcome to the Crowned Heads Royal Report, Vol. 17.

THE ANGEL'S ANVIL--TAA EXCLUSIVE 2014



Let's kick this off with the 'latest & greatest' from the CROWNED HEADS 'Studio'...."THE ANGEL'S ANVIL--TAA EXCLUSIVE 2014."

For those of you who aren't aware, the TAA (Tobacconists' Association of America) is a trade organization established in 1968. An elite group, the TAA is comprised of less than 100 retail accounts across the United States, and its 46th annual meeting and convention will be held March 23-27 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Last year, Crowned Heads was approached by the TAA to create a cigar that would be exclusively available to attendees of the 2014 convention. The list of previous cigar manufacturers who've created 'TAA Exclusive' cigars is a distinguished one, and includes Ashton, Padron, Tatuaje, Jaime Garcia, La Flor Dominicana, and Rocky Patel. Needless to say, we were honored by the opportunity and jumped in with both feet.

The result was "THE ANGEL'S ANVIL--TAA EXCLUSIVE 2014." The blend is comprised of all Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos, and is completed with an Ecuador Habano wrapper. THE ANGEL'S ANVIL is a 7 1/8 x 49 vitola that was inspired by some of the classic Cuban Churchill cigars such as the Romeo y Julieta Churchill, H. Upmann Sir Winston, and the Partagas Lusitania. Production will be limited to 20,000 cigars (1,000 20-count boxes) and will only be available at participating TAA tobacconists.

Look for a complete list of participating retailers that will be posted on our website ( CrownedHeads.com ) in the coming weeks. In the meantime, check out the story here: http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/17532

LAS CALAVERAS EDICION LIMITADA 2014

By now, you've probably heard about our first collaboration with the Garcia Family and My Father Cigars, i.e., "LAS CALAVERAS EDICION LIMITADA 2014." I just wanted to give you a brief update....

We're still on track to begin shipping LAS CALAVERAS in May. Cigars went into production in late January, and we began pre-selling boxes last month. At this point, we are over 90% SOLD OUT of the 3,000 box (72,000 cigars) production. On behalf of everyone here at CROWNED HEADS, I just want to say 'THANK YOU' to all of you who contacted your local retailer requesting LAS CALAVERAS; we can't do it without your support.

Here is a 'sneak preview' of the LAS CALAVERAS band and cigar



THANK YOU!

And speaking of 'thank yous,' we would also like to express our gratitude for everyone's continued support of CROWNED HEADS. As a result of your continued interest and support, we've managed to grow our Retail Partner family from 66 stores to 519 in a little over 27 months, and with literally 'zero' traditional advertising. As we continue to grow our distribution, you--our loyalists--will have more opportunities to find our cigars at a Brick & Mortar Tobacconist near you!

For a complete list of our Retail Partners, go here http://www.crownedheads.com/crowned-heads-retailers/

MERCH UPDATE

We are getting closer and closer to launching our online store! This week, all merchandise and apparel was photographed, and we're hoping to go 'live' with our CROWNED HEADS online store very soon....thank you all for the emails expressing interest in our hats, shirts, posters, etc. They will all be available online in the not too distant future....thanks for your patience, and stay tuned!

ROYAL REPORT CONTEST

As is our tradition, we close each volume with a small reward for reading this far:

1. Follow Crowned Heads on Twitter at @TheCrownedHeads (you must be a follower in order to be eligible for the contest).

2. Tweet the following phrase and hashtag to @TheCrownedHeads: "Be an Original--Carve Your Own Path. #CYOP"

One randomly selected winner will receive:

1 - CROWNED HEADS "A Nashville Original" Hoodie (available in Large, XL, and XXL)

1 - CROWNED HEADS "A Nashville Original" SnapBack Hat

Our winner will be announced via our Twitter feed--good luck!

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Until next time...life is preciously short so smoke somethin' GOOD!

Jon Huber