Crowned Heads Jericho Hill Jack Brown (5×56)

Short, stout, and absolutely packed with attitude — the Jericho Hill Jack Brown is the kind of cigar that walks into the room and owns it. Named for the lawman who brought Willy Lee to justice in Johnny Cash’s “Cocaine Blues,” the Jack Brown carries the same relentless dark San Andrés Maduro DNA as its Willy Lee sibling, but the 5×56 format dials up the intensity and concentrates every note into a tighter, more powerful package.

Rolled by the Garcia family at the My Father Cigars factory in Estelí and box pressed to perfection, this short gordo erupts with white pepper and leather right off the light, then settles into a rich, rewarding ride through dark chocolate, charred oak, roasted coffee, and molasses sweetness that builds straight through to the nub. Pour a bourbon, hit play on At Folsom Prison, and give this one the attention it deserves.