Diamond Crown (cigar brand)
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Diamond Crown is a super premium brand of hand-made cigar
Cigar
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 handmade by Tabacalera A. Fuente in the Dominican Republic for the J.C. Newman Cigar Company.

J.C. Newman originally made this cigar with Cuba
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n tobacco in Cleveland, Ohio
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 and then Tampa
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, Florida
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in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

In 1995, the super premium Diamond Crown brand was re-launched by the Newman family to commemorate their family company's 100th anniversary and century of cigar making.

Ratings

Cigar Aficionado Magazine has awarded Diamond Crown cigars with ratings of 92, 91, 90, 90, 90.

Top25Cigars.com lists Diamond Crown cigars as two of the top twenty cigars in the world.

Size Chart

Name Length (inches) Ring Gauge
Diamond Crown #1 Robusto 8.5 54
Diamond Crown #2 Robusto 7.5 54
Diamond Crown #3 Robusto 6.5 54
Diamond Crown #4 Robusto* 5.5 54
Diamond Crown #5 Robusto 4.5 54
Diamond Crown #6 Figurado* 6 64
Diamond Crown #7 Pyramid* 6.75 54

  • Available in Natural and Maduro


Source: Official Website

Tobacco

  • Wrapper: Exclusive Connecticut Fermented Wrapper (CFW)
  • Binder: Dominican
  • Filler: Dominican


Source: Cigar Cyclopedia
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