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Diamond Crown Black Diamond: flavour profile and cigars like it

Diamond Crown Black Diamond is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is full. It has a Connecticut wrapper and filler from the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, earth, cocoa and sweetness.

If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Epic Rubia and La Galera Maduro.

Published by Breaking Cigars · Editorial contact: Anatolie Clevan · Sources read · Independently fact-checked · How we built this

Diamond Crown Black Diamond cigar
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What does Diamond Crown Black Diamond taste like?

CreamCedarEarthPepperCocoaSweetFruitHerbal
Our flavour map: the eight flavour families named in the tasting notes we cite.
  • cream and nuts
  • earth and leather
  • cocoa and coffee
  • natural sweetness

How strong is it, and what's in it?

WrapperConnecticut Havana; current growing country not restated
BinderDominican Republic, five-year-aged
FillerDominican Republic, five-year-aged
StrengthFull as published by jcnewman.com
BodyFull
Made inDominican Republic
Made byJ.C. Newman; rolled by Fuente
FactoryTabacalera A. Fuente
SizesEmerald 6×52 · Marquise 5.25×56 · Radiant 4.5×54

Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.

What reviewers say

  • cigaraficionado.com: 87 points, Marquise, 5.25 x 56 (2022)In our words: Sweet earthiness developed coffee and walnut. Bitterness and a dry finish limited the score.

Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.

About Diamond Crown Black Diamond

The line. Introduced in 2016. By its 2022 award, Drew Newman confirmed a revised blend and packaging. jcnewman.com

Cigars like Diamond Crown Black Diamond

  1. Epic RubiaClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, also made in the Dominican Republic, a step milder.
  2. La Galera MaduroAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium-full to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
  3. Casa Fernandez Miami Reserva (Corojo)Also fitsWrapper style not published · FullLess earth and leather, about the same strength.
  4. Angel 1899Also fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullMore fruit and floral, a step milder.
  5. Arturo Fuente Fuente Fuente OpusXOne step furtherHabano wrapper · Medium-full to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, less natural sweetness, about the same strength.

Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Diamond Crown Black Diamond as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.

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