Connecticut shade wrapper · Mild
Diamond Crown: flavour profile and cigars like it
Diamond Crown is a mild hand-made cigar. It has a Connecticut Shade (double-fermented, golden-blond) wrapper over Dominican filler. Published tasting notes mention cashew, cedar, nutmeg, wood, wheat and floral.
On our flavour map it leans toward cream and nuts, with cedar and wood behind it. If you like it, the closest matches are Macanudo Café and Joya de Nicaragua Clásico (Clásico Original).
What does Diamond Crown taste like?
- cashew
- cedar
- nutmeg
- wood
- wheat
- floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Connecticut Shade (double-fermented, golden-blond) |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican |
| Filler | Dominican |
| Strength | Mild |
| Made by | J.C. Newman Cigar Co. |
| Sizes | No. 4 5.5x54 · No. 3 6.5x54 · No. 5 4.5x54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What smokers and critics say
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Cigars like Diamond Crown
- Macanudo Café79% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, less cedar and wood, same strength.
- Joya de Nicaragua Clásico (Clásico Original)76% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, less fruit and flowers, same strength.
- Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary Champagne (Connecticut)75% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, less fruit and flowers, a step stronger.
- Davidoff Signature73% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · MildSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, Dominican filler too, more pepper and spice, less caramel sweetness, same strength.
- Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente70% flavour matchConnecticut shade wrapper · Mild to mediumSame Connecticut shade wrapper style, Dominican filler too, more fruit and flowers, less cedar and wood, a step stronger.
Matched on eight flavour axes plus body, within one strength step. One cigar per brand.