Broadleaf wrapper · Medium
Diamond Crown Maduro: flavour profile and cigars like it
Diamond Crown Maduro is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Maduro Broadleaf wrapper. The tasting notes in our sources point to cream, cedar, earth and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Micallef Herencia Maduro and Camacho Connecticut Box Press.
What does Diamond Crown Maduro taste like?
- cream and nuts
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Broadleaf, double fermented; current growing country not restated |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican Republic |
| Filler | Five selected fillers from Caribbean and Central America |
| Strength | Medium as published by jcnewman.com |
| Body | Not published |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | J.C. Newman; rolled by Fuente |
| Factory | Tabacalera A. Fuente |
| Sizes | No.3 6.5×54 · No.4 5.5×54 · No.5 4.5×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- thecigarauthority.com: 92 points, No.4, 5.5 x 54; conclusion names No.5 inconsistently (2016)In our words: Cedar and cherry developed leather and nuts. Slow combustion and reliable drawing supported the experience.
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 Maduro
The line. The Maduro expression was reviewed by April 2016. An exact launch date remains unresolved. thecigarauthority.com
Cigars like Diamond Crown Maduro
- Micallef Herencia MaduroClosest matchWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAbout the same strength.
- Camacho Connecticut Box PressAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Oz Family Cigars FirsatAlso fitsConnecticut wrapper · Mild to mediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, a step milder.
- Arturo Fuente Opus X 25th AnniversaryAlso fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more pepper and spice, less earth and leather, a step stronger.
- Horacio PasiónOne step furtherWrapper style not published · MediumMore pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Diamond Crown Maduro as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.