{"product_id":"caldwell-the-king-is-dead-escape-plan-the-grand-tour-5-x-54","title":"Caldwell The King Is Dead Escape Plan The Grand Tour (5\" x 54)","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaldwell The King Is Dead Escape Plan Grand Tour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes one of Robert Caldwell's most distinctive blends and asks a tobacconist's kind of question: what happens when you use essentially the same tobaccos but handle them differently? The original King Is Dead is an all-Dominican blend built around unusual Negrito and Corojo tobaccos. For the latest Escape Plan, Caldwell returned to that Dominican foundation but selected \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edifferent primings, changed the percentages of the filler leaves, and subjected the wrapper and binder to different fermentation processes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It's a good reminder that a cigar's character isn't determined simply by the names on a tobacco recipe—where the leaf comes from on the plant and how it is fermented can make the same family of tobaccos behave very differently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5\" x 54 Grand Tour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a softly box-pressed Robusto wearing a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDominican Negrito wrapper over Dominican binder and filler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Compared with the regular King Is Dead, expect a richer, more concentrated presentation, with the Negrito bringing dark earth and cocoa-like sweetness alongside wood, coffee and warm spice. There's a creamy quality underneath that keeps the heavier tobacco in check, while the short, broad 5 x 54 proportions put plenty of filler into every draw. The box press changes the feel and combustion of the cigar as well, making Grand Tour a genuinely different interpretation rather than simply another size of The King Is Dead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you're already a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKing Is Dead smoker, Grand Tour is especially worth picking up because it lets you taste what different primings and fermentation can do to familiar tobacco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. And if you've never smoked the line, this is a compelling place to start: compact enough to stay focused, broad enough to show the depth of the Dominican core, and made in relatively limited quantities rather than as an ordinary core-line extension. I'd recommend buying a few rather than a single—the comparison with a regular King Is Dead is half the fun, and this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5 x 54 Grand Tour is exactly the kind of cigar that rewards a second visit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CigarsCity.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42749131653202,"sku":"Caldwell-KIngisdead-EscapeGT","price":301.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/4041\/1730\/files\/escape.jpg?v=1790119809","url":"https:\/\/www.cigarscity.com\/products\/caldwell-the-king-is-dead-escape-plan-the-grand-tour-5-x-54","provider":"CigarsCity.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}